News - Hertsmere Labour Party

Hertsmere Against the Developers’ Charter

“Let’s stand together as Hertsmere against the Developers’ Charter” – Labour call for united front against plans to remove residents’ right to object to bad developments Labour is today calling on councillors of all parties to join a Hertsmere wide campaign to defeat the Conservatives’ planned Developers’ Charter which would…

Oliver Dowden MP refuses to maintain residents rights to oppose bad developments in Hertsmere

Conservative MPs yesterday refused to back a vote in the House of Commons to block the hated Developers’ Charter, a Government plan to hand control over planning decisions to developers and gag residents and communities from speaking out against inappropriate developments in their area. In an Opposition Day Debate…

1080 planning applications in Hertsmere to be decided without community input under Conservative plans – new analysis

New figures published by Hertsmere Labour reveal that Conservative plans to end the existing right of communities to object to bad planning proposals would mean an expected 1080 proposals escape local scrutiny in Hertsmere every year. The research comes as LGA Labour analysis reveals that across the country, Conservatives have…

Working with Hertsmere’s Equestrian Community

Hertsmere Labour Group is proud to be raising this at the forthcoming Council Meeting. Riding and caring for horses is a rural activity with strong roots in our Borough. It isn’t just for the wealthy. Threats to parts of our Green Belt threaten the ability of ordinary working class people…

HRH Duke of Edinburgh

Hertsmere Labour Party will be immediately suspending all campaigning activities due to the sad news of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. We offer our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family at this time.

MAYOR CLLR ALAN PLANCEY & HERTSMERE CONSERVATIVES

The following statement has been issued today by the Hertsmere Borough Council Labour Group following advice from our solicitors and senior Counsel:

Labour expose Hertsmere budget consultation sham

At tonight’s meeting of the Hertsmere Borough Council Executive, Opposition Leader Cllr Jeremy Newmark exposed an embarrassing weakness in the Council’s public consultation around the authority’s £64 million pound budget. The budget proposals were tabled by Finance Portfolio Holder Cllr John Graham who told the Executive that there had been…

More changes to delayed Local Plan as call for employment sites goes out

Hertsmere planners are making a further appeal for potential employment sites in the borough as part of ongoing efforts to secure future economic development. Landowners and other key stakeholders will be receiving letters or emails from planners inviting them to submit any sites with potential for employment. The call has…

Hertsmere Labour win phone banking prize

Throughout January, Labour East have been running a competition to encourage local parties to make use of the party’s new phone banking software, Dialogue. The local party making the most phone calls to residents by the 31 January would win a campaign funding prize. Whilst we are unable to canvass…

Hertsmere Tories investigated by HQ for alleged anti-Semitic abuse of Labour candidate

Conservative Central Office is to investigate the actions of its Hertsmere councillors after alleged anti-Semitic comments were made against a Jewish Labour Party candidate in a Borehamwood by election last February. In the letter to Dr Dan Ozarow, Amanda Milling, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, said she had passed the…

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