Greenwich Council’s opposition leader Matt Hartley is to stand down from his position next month, he revealed on Friday evening. Hartley will remain one of the three councillors for Coldharbour and New Eltham, and said he plans to put his name forward to stand again in the 2022 election, but is stepping down as leader […]
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Greenwich leader ‘frustrated’ at convicted councillor’s refusal to resign
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has said he is “frustrated” by disgraced Labour councillor Tonia Ashikodi’s refusal to resign from her £10,415-a-year position on the council despite her conviction for housing fraud. Ashikodi, who represents Glyndon ward, has so far not stood down from the council, two weeks after she was found guilty of two […]
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‘Pity the racists’: Greenwich councillors unite to condemn antisemitic attacks
Greenwich councillors united last night to condemn an outbreak of racist and antisemitic graffti targeting businesses in Blackheath and Charlton last weekend. Attackers scrawled fascist insignia and antisemitic messages on the Barclays Bank branch at the Royal Standard in Blackheath, while graffti was also daubed on a takeaway in nearby Bramshot Avenue, Charlton. Trees in […]
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Eltham Tories pick Bexley Council deputy leader for general election
Conservatives in Eltham have rejected Greenwich Council’s opposition leader Matt Hartley as their candidate for the next general election – instead picking Louie French, the deputy leader of Bexley Council, to take on Labour MP Clive Efford. French, a councillor for Falconwood and Welling – just across the borough border – defeated Hartley on a […]
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No-deal Brexit puts most vulnerable at risk, Greenwich Council leader warns
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe told councillors last night that the borough’s most vulnerable residents were most at risk from a no-deal Brexit – and that detailed contingency plans will come into effect next month. Speaking at a specially-convened meeting of the council at Woolwich Town Hall, Thorpe said he could not reassure residents about […]
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Just one Greenwich Tory councillor joins Johnson’s ‘Back Boris’ list
Just one Greenwich Tory has put their name on a list of 1,000 councillors backing Boris Johnson’s push to be the next prime minister. John Hills, one of the three councillors for Coldharbour and New Eltham, is the only one of Greenwich’s 11 Conservatives included in what the Johnson campaign calls “an unprecedented level of […]
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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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Leaders squabble as Greenwich Council backs 2.99% tax rise
Greenwich Council raised its council tax by 2.99% last night – but the meeting descended into a bad-tempered spat after council leader Danny Thorpe accused Tory leader Matt Hartley wanting “to set up a little army of bailiffs” to target poorer residents. Overall bills will go up by 4.2% after London mayor Sadiq Khan increased […]
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