A Greenwich Conservative councillor has broken ranks to call on Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister admitted attending a party at 10 Downing Street while social gatherings were banned. Johnson told MPs this afternoon that he was sorry for attending the party, which was held on May 20, 2020 while England was under […]
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Cycling from Eltham ‘feels riskier than catching Covid-19’, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich borough has been given a “raw deal” in funding for new cycle routes, a councillor said last night, saying many people felt that commuting by bike from his ward to central London was more dangerous than catching coronavirus. Councillors on the highways committee heard on Thursday night that a cycle route from Eltham to […]
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Greenwich councillor to hold online meeting on walking and cycling plans
A Greenwich Conservative councillor is to hold an online meeting on Wednesday to discuss the borough’s plans to make it easier to walk and cycle in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With capacity on public transport sharply cut, London boroughs have been told to make major changes to streets to give more space to […]
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‘Schoolchildren’ Greenwich councillors hand themselves a 2% pay rise
Greenwich councillors handed themselves a 2% pay rise last night amid shambolic scenes at Woolwich Town Hall – before their own civic mayor scolded them for acting like “schoolchildren”. While the increase to their allowances was the first in seven years, a disagreement between councillors erupted into a full-blown row after the motion to give […]
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Greenwich councillors lead Tory push for People’s Vote on EU departure
Two Greenwich Conservative councillors have signed an open letter asking MPs to allow a new referendum on the UK’s relationship with the European Union. Eltham South councillor Matt Clare started the initiative, signed by 47 councillors and local Conservative representatives, mostly from the south of England. The letter was released before Theresa May’s unprecedented defeat […]
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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 Tories want Silvertown Tunnel paused for Eltham DLR
Greenwich Council’s Conservative group has asked Transport for London to halt the controversial Silvertown Tunnel scheme – so it can be assessed along with rejected plans for a Docklands Light Railway extension to Eltham. The borough’s main opposition group has lined alongside the Labour council’s leadership in backing the new road “in principle”, despite widespread […]
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Greenwich Council’s Tories in Facebook face-off
This website doesn’t feature Greenwich borough’s Conservatives very often for two very simple reasons. Firstly, they’re not in power, and unlikely to get into power any day soon, so whatever they do doesn’t mean very much. Secondly, and more pertinently, most of them represent seats in and around Eltham, while this site rarely ventures beyond […]
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