A Greenwich Green councillor has defended his career in the oil and gas industry — insisting his work over the past decade has been focused on the transition to renewable energy. Lakshan Saldin joined the Green Party in January after resigning from the Labour Party last September, and is standing for his new party in […]
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Independents and Greens team up on Greenwich Council
The two councillors who quit Greenwich Labour last month have helped form a new political group on the council – but have lost their places on committees that scrutinise town hall policies. Ann-Marie Cousins and Lakshan Saldin, who left the ruling party three weeks ago, have now formed the Independent and Green group with Majella […]
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Two more councillors quit Greenwich Labour while ten women stand down
Two Greenwich Labour councillors – including a former cabinet member – have quit the party after being told they cannot stand in the council elections next May. They are among four sitting councillors that have been barred by Labour officials, while more than a third of women councillors have decided to not to stand again, […]
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‘Why we’re leaving Greenwich Labour to sit as independents’
Two Greenwich Labour councillors have quit the party and will sit as independents until the next election on May 7, The Greenwich Wire has revealed. Read the full story: Two more councillors quit Greenwich Labour while ten women stand down LAKSHAN SALDIN, a Charlton Hornfair councillor, has posted this message for his residents: I am […]
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