A Lewisham Labour councillor has quit the party in protest at the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn – but says he will still support the local party in the town hall. Alan Smith, the councillor for Catford South, will sit as an independent at Lewisham Town Hall after resigning from the party this week. He served […]
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‘You make your decisions, we’ll make ours’, Greenwich Council leader tells Labour NEC after Haringey row
Greenwich Council’s leader has said the Labour Party’s ruling committee should recognise the independence of its local councils, after her counterpart at Haringey resigned after a row over its plans to spin off council homes into a part-private company. Denise Hyland was speaking at Woolwich Town Hall the day after Claire Kober announced her departure […]
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Greenwich Council silent as Corbyn attacks estate ‘regeneration’ policies
Greenwich Council is keeping quiet after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appeared to attack its policy of redeveloping housing estates at last week’s party conference in Brighton. Corbyn pledged that a future Labour government would ensure that residents affected by plans to rebuild estates “must get a home on the same site and the same terms […]
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