The Labour MPs representing communities at both ends of the Silvertown Tunnel appealed to Sadiq Khan to think again about the controversial new road, just hours after the mayor pledged that he would never ignore voters’ worries. Khan was confirmed as the winner of last week’s mayoral election on Saturday night after securing 55.2 per […]
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‘I want to start crying’: Residents who fear bankruptcy slam Robert Jenrick’s cladding fund
August 2022 update: Optivo announced in May 2022 that it would cover remediation costs for leaseholders at Norfolk House in Deptford, including waking watches and fire alarms. This story is from February 2021 and does not reflect the current situation. Residents living in flats wrapped in unsafe cladding and insulation in two SE London developments […]
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Greenwich & Woolwich MP Pennycook speaks out on cladding as Starmer visits Thamesmead
Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has criticised “reprehensible” proposals to make leaseholders pay to make the cladding on their homes safe, hours after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visited Thamesmead residents who fear bankruptcy. Pennycook spoke out in a Labour debate in the House of Commons on the crisis following the Grenfell Tower disaster, […]
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King’s Troop to stay in Woolwich but rest of barracks to be sold
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery is to stay in Woolwich, but the rest of the barracks is to be sold by the Ministry of Defence, the government announced this morning, bringing mixed news for local politicians’ campaign to keep SE18’s link with the military. Jeremy Quin, the minister for defence procurement, said in a […]
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MPs demand Sadiq Khan reviews Silvertown Tunnel as Assembly declines to investigate
The two MPs for each side of the planned Silvertown Tunnel have again called on mayor Sadiq Khan to pause the project – saying Transport for London’s financial crisis means the £1.2 billion scheme should now be reviewed. Matt Pennycook, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, and Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, say that the […]
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Deputy mayor sorry as North Greenwich Jubilee Line changes halted
London’s deputy mayor for transport, Heidi Alexander, has apologised for TfL not consulting passengers about planned changes to the Jubilee Line timetable which would have stopped trains turning around at North Greenwich during the rush hour. A new timetable, which was due to be introduced on 23 March, would have stopped most peak-hour trains starting […]
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Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook becomes shadow climate minister
The Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook says he is “really pleased” to have been given the role of shadow climate minister in new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench team. Pennycook will work under Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, who was named shadow business secretary in Starmer’s new team. “Really pleased to take […]
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General election 2019: Greenwich borough sticks with Labour as Britain swings right
6.30am update: Both Clive Efford and Matt Pennycook have been re-elected as MPs for Eltham and Greenwich & Woolwich – but neither would be drawn on the future of their party as Labour slumped to a humiliating defeat in the general election. The borough also has a new MP in Abena Oppong-Asare, who succeeds Teresa […]
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