Cllr Paul Swaddle is the Leader of the Conservative Group at Westminster City Council. Every Monday morning, he emails a short update about the latest political news in Westminster.
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2025
Monday 29 December: Caring this Winter: Homelessness in Westminster
Monday 22 December: Last Christmas for Local People on Oxford Street?
Monday 15 December: Stay Safe this Christmas: Phone Theft
Monday 8 December: Labour must be held to account on Oxford Street
Monday 1 December: 12 Days of Labour Failure: Day 1 - Tent Cities
Monday 24 November: Labour’s Family Home Tax is coming to a Westminster home near you
Monday 17 November: Conservatives win on dockless bikes: Labour must go further
Monday 10 November: Labour’s failure on short-term lets is letting Westminster down
Monday 3 November: Keeping Westminster safe this Winter
Monday 27 October: Poor management of e-bikes is dangerous on our streets
Monday 13 October: Good News for Westminster: Key announcements from Party Conference
Monday 6 October: Are our streets less clean than three years ago?
Monday 22 September: Pedicab Licensing: Make sure you have your say
Monday 15 September: Hands Off Oxford Street!
Monday 8 September: Let's celebrate Silver Sunday, together!
Monday 1 September: Labour's tax raid on homeowners
Monday 18 August: Help hold Westminster's Labour-led Council to account
Monday 11 August: When is a consultation not a consultation? When the views of residents are ignored
Monday 4 August: Inside Out is Back! The Return of a Westminster Tradition
Monday 28 July: Mobile phone snatches soar in Westminster's Theft End
Monday 21 July: The impact of abuse of short-term lets by rogue landlords
Monday 14 July: Back our call for Mayor Khan to provide a night tube on Thursday nights
Monday 7 July: Time for action on abandoned and badly parked e-bikes
Monday 30 June: Concern over inflation-busting tube fares hikes
Monday 23 June: Listen to Local People on Oxford Street
Monday 16 June: Stop decriminalising rough sleeping – until proper laws are brought forward
Monday 9 June: Three years on, Labour's social housing promises ring hollow
Monday 2 June: Winter Fuel - pensioners deserve clarity from Labour
Monday 26 May: Westminster's Labour Council is failing hard-working local people
Monday 19 May: Westminster After Dark: Make sure Labour listens
Monday 12 May: Tents from Westway to Victoria Gardens! Time to tackle them
Monday 5 May: Championing Westminster's voluntary and community groups
Monday 28 April: Uncertain future for Westminster's Post Offices
Monday 21 April: Enjoy the Easter Bank Holiday weekend
Monday 14 April: Have Your Say on the Mayor’s Power Grab over Oxford Street
Monday 7 April: West End Labour Councillor joins Conservatives
Monday 31 March: Ban on smartphone use in primary schools
Monday 24 March: Airbnb-style short-term lets: Time for enforcement action
Monday 17 March: The rising cost of Labour
Monday 3 March: Our response to Labour raising council tax and council rents
Monday 24 February: Labour fail to appoint independent panel to review council expenditure
Monday 17 February: E-Bikes in Westminster - sharing your concerns with Lime
Monday 10 February: Tent Cities still blight our City
Monday 3 February: At last! TfL opens consultation on pedicabs
Monday 27 January: Reflecting on the first Council meeting of the year
Tuesday 21 January: Uncertain future for St Mary's Hospital
Monday 20 January: What would you ask Westminster's Labour-led Council?
Monday 13 January: Challenging the Labour-led Westminster Council
Monday 6 January: Welcoming 2025 in Westminster
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