Fresh demands for Cllr Benjamin Dennehy’s resignation
There were fresh demands for the resignation of former Conservative councillor Benjamin Dennehy for offensive comments he made about the Indian community Southall in a blog post in 2012. Cllr Dennehy lost his judicial review at the Royal courts of Justice to overturn a Ealing council standards verdict that found him in breach of the […]
Cllr Julian Bell: Ealing and Charing Cross A&Es are NOT saved
In his latest political column Ealing Labour group leader, Councillor Julian Bell, argues that the Health Secretary’s claim to have saved Ealing A&E was no more than spin: When [Health Secretary] Jeremy Hunt announced in Parliament that A&Es would continue at Ealing and Charing Cross he claimed to be removing uncertainty, but his lack […]
Ealing Tories abandon local people on hospital closures
At Tuesday evening’s Ealing council meeting Ealing Conservatives refused to condemn the closure of local hospitals. Councillors were debating a Labour motion condemning the Tory-led Government’s decision to close accident and emergency units at Hammersmith and Central Middlesex Hospitals. The motion also condemned the decision to downgrade A&Es at Ealing and Charing Cross Hospitals which […]
Steve Pound MP: Why I no longer have a car and don’t miss it
Labour MP for Ealing North, Steve Pound, challenges readers to imagine life without their car in his latest getwestlondon column: About three years ago I was purring westwards on the A40 when I started to notice a catastrophic pressure drop and that sick to the stomach feeling of a gradual loss of engine power. I […]
Virendra Sharma MP: What I said to the Mayor about Southall Gasworks
Labour MP for Ealing Southall, Virendra Sharma , discusses plans for thousands of homes at the Southall Gasworks site in his latest column: The London Mayor Boris Johnson came to the Southall Gasworks site earlier in November to launch the regeneration scheme that will lead to 3,750 homes being built there. You may have seen […]
Labour takes action on Energy bills
Cllr Julian Bell, Labour Leader of Ealing Council, has welcomed this week’s announcement by Ed Milliband that One Nation Labour is planning to freeze energy bills until the start of 2017. This follows action by Ealing’s Labour council to bring down bills thorough The Big London energy Switch. Under David Cameron gas and electricity bills […]
New hope for Hanwell station improvements
Ealing Labour have successfully lobbied to reopen the entrance at the south side of Hanwell station and are hopeful that Hanwell residents will have a new south entrance by next summer. Ealing Labour have successfully lobbied to reopen the entrance at the south side of Hanwell station and are hopeful that Hanwell residents will have […]
Local Tories challenged to back TFL fares freeze
Cllr Julian Bell Labour Leader of Ealing Council has today written to Angie Bray MP and Cllr David Millican Conservative Group Leader asking them to back the local campaign for a TFL fares freeze in 2014. Cllr Bell has asked Angie Bray MP to support a motion in parliament supporting the campaign. Under Boris […]
Elections Info
The next local Council elections are expected to be on Thursday 3 May 2018. If you are interested in standing as a Labour party candidate, please contact your branch secretary. Donate to our campaign in Ealing by clicking here. Register to vote by clicking here. Register to vote by post by clicking here. See previous […]