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Council joins Labour in social media boycott

Hertsmere Borough Council has joined Hertsmere Labour in a 48 hour boycott of social media following the antisemitic comments posted by rapper Wiley, after Twitter and Instagram failed to act. In a letter to Council Leader, Cllr Morris Bright, Labour Group Leader, Jeremy Newmark said: ” In response to the…

Unanimous support for black lives in the Borough

There was unanimous support for black lives in the Hertsmere Council chamber in a cross-party motion that resolved to stand together unreservedly with black people in the Borough and to continue to seek to eradicate racism, Islamophobia and Antisemitism. It further sort to establish further initiatives to ensure Hertsmere is…

Hertsmere supports LGBTQ+ relationship education despite Tory shenanigans

A labour motion supporting the introduction of Government LGBTQ+ relationship sex education into the school curriculum was passed by Hertsmere Borough Council despite 17 Tory councillors trying to kick it into the long grass by abstaining, claiming there wasn’t long enough to debate the issue. Proposed by Labour’s Cllr Chris…

Leading Tory forced to apologise for anti-Semitic remarks

The Conservative deputy leader of Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council has been forced to apologise to a Labour election candidate she likened to Hitler. Cllr Sandra Parnell wrote on her Facebook page that Labour’s Dr Dan Ozarow, who is Jewish, was ‘the worst anti-Semite’ during February’s Borehamwood Kenilworth election campaign.…

Hertsmere Labour condemns Aldenham Reservoir decimation

Hertsmere Labour has joined local community groups in further condemning the decimation of Aldenham Reservoir and the surrounding areas. In the latest action, owners Liberty Lake Leisure Ltd have erected a fence around part of the Reservoir and block the public footpath to restrict walking. The children’s wooded play area…

‘Lost’ tree preservation orders could protect green belt site

The discovery of ‘lost’ tree preservation orders on a green belt site identified for potential housing could strengthen the argument for its continuation as open space. The site, lying south of Oakroyd Avenue and to the west of Barnet Road in Potters Bar – and known as PB3 – has…

Labour calls for inquiry over Shenley Primary School land deal

Following an outcry from Shenley residents over the sale of Shenley Primary School land, senior Labour councillors from both County and Borough Councils called for an inquiry into its sale to two Tory councillors. In a joint statement, Cllr Jeremy Newmark, Leader, Hertsmere Borough Labour Group and Cllr Judi Billing,…

Tory councillor to be investigated for abuse

A Conservative Hertsmere Borough councillor who abused the Labour Party General Election candidate, Holly Kal-Weiss, at a hustings in Radlett is to be investigated. The Council’s Standards Assessment Panel was of a view that Cllr Anthony Spencer attended the hustings at the United Radlett Synagogue in a official capacity and…

Hertsmere Labour calls for solidarity with black people

Following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Hertsmere Labour are standing with his friends, family, and all the communities that call for fairness, equality and safety of black people from persecution – including those protesting in Hyde Park. We recognise that George Floyd’s tragic death is not an isolated…

Calls for Oliver Dowden to distance himself from Dominic Cummings

Calls have been made for Hertsmere MP and Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, to distance himself from the senior government adviser, Dominic Cummings, who has been caught breaching lock down rules by travelling from London to Durham with his Covid-19 infected family. Dowden Tweeted “Dom Cummings followed the guidelines and looked…

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