Harrow's Verdict: Labour Wrong To Cut Winter Fuel Payments Thursday, 7 November, 2024 In September Harrow Conservatives ran a poll of local people asking if they supported the new Labour government's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments to all pensioners who do not receive Pension Credit. The results are in and it is clear that the people of Harrow reject the Labour government's cruel and callous decision to target older residents. An estimated 27,000 pensioner households in Harrow... Local News
Michael Gove responds to our request for powers to resist ULEZ 8th October 2023 At the end of August, Harrow Council's Conservative Leader Cllr Paul Osborn wrote to Michael Gove MP requesting that London Council's be given greater powers to... Local News
New Protections For Harrow’s Suburbs 26th September 2023 At the Harrow Council September Cabinet Meeting Conservative Councillors agreed new planning policies which will help protect our suburbs from inappropriate... Local News
Cllr Paul Osborn calls for local Councils to be empowered against the ULEZ expansion 24th August 2023 Read Harrow Council Leader Cllr Osborn's letter to Michael Gove MP below: Dear Michael, Since taking control of Harrow Council from Labour in May 2022, our... Local News
Filling Potholes And Investing In Our Streets 17th August 2023 The Conservative Council has launched an ambitious £10 million programme to completely resurface 50 local roads in the next 12 months, alongside the Council’s... Local News
Protecting Our Suburbs From Tall Buildings 9th August 2023 At the July Harrow Council Cabinet meeting, the Conservative administration adopted a Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). In simple terms... Local News
High Court Upholds Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ Expansion 31st July 2023 Regretfully last Friday the High Court decided that Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion was lawful. Despite the passionate case put forward by Harrow, Hillingdon... Local News
Refurbished Tennis Courts Reopen 13th July 2023 All 36 Council-owned tennis courts reopened in June after being refurbished using £587,000 of funding awarded to Harrow by the Lawn Tennis Association. Before... Local News
Another Victory In The Campaign Against Sadiq Khan's ULEZ Expansion 1st July 2023 The legal challenge to Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion, which was jointly launched by Harrow, Bexley, Bromley, Hillingdon and Surrey County Councils, has achieved... Local News
What to Expect In The Year Ahead 21st June 2023 While there has been progress, Conservative Councillors are by no means complacent. We know there is still much more that needs to be done to restore pride in... Local News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News