Nine Elms councillor and Cabinet Member for Housing @WandBC @Wandsworth | Casework: [email protected]
Battersea, London
Joined March 2012
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We have grammar schools here in Sutton and they're fantastic. But what I realised is that you don't actually need grammar schools, you can give these benefits to almost all children by focussing on excellence and good behaviour. That's what Gove's reforms were all about.
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Wandsworth Council is committed to delivering new homes, community facilities and wider improvements at the Alton Estate. These will be properly thought through and deliverable. We'll engage with residents and the community every step of the way. My letter to Fleur Anderson MP👇
#Wandsworth Council must get on with delivering the Alton Renewal Plan which 82% of residents voted for. My letter to the Wandsworth Cabinet Member for Housing 👇
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Over 500 Conservative councillors have signed our open letter calling on Green councillors to stand up for British Jewish residents.
The Green Party has declared “Zionism to be racism”. Zack Polanski didn’t stay to vote against it. And yesterday, he told Laura Kuenssberg he wouldn’t overturn it: “I don’t think this is actually controversial.”
We’re asking Green councillors to disavow the motion, challenge antisemitism and reassure Jewish residents they’ll be represented without prejudice.
Silence is a choice.
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Work has started on 113 new homes for council rent in Garratt Lane
It’s part of our commitment to deliver new homes for local people
We’re also driving up standards in existing homes
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Delighted that we are re-establishing a dedicated housing directorate at Wandsworth Council, which will ensure that our 32,000 homes are well managed and that leaseholders and tenants get the improved service they deserve. A key manifesto pledge delivered ✅🏡 – at Wandsworth, London
We’ve created a dedicated Housing Directorate to tackle complex issues around
▪️The standard of our 32,000 council homes
▪️Creating enough new homes
▪️Preventing homelessness
▪️Reducing demand for temporary accommodation
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ALT Aerial view of a residential estate in Wandsworth with mid-rise apartment blocks, green trees, and roads with parked cars.
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🚨 Conservative-run Wandsworth has approved plans for 25 additional dedicated police officers and a new borough-wide enforcement team.
👮 More visible policing
🚫 Tackling anti-social behaviour
🗑️ Stronger enforcement
Delivering on our manifesto pledge.
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Far too often, the state acts like private companies can be constrained by more and more rules, and just suck it up and keep going.
They can’t. There is a limit, and we've reached it.
If Sadiq Khan carries on like this, London's housing market will be totally destroyed.
Top UK builder pulls out of London as economic case ‘evaporates’ thetimes.com/business/compan…
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Great to visit New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms at 4am this morning with @wandbc Council Leader @RDMorritt & fellow Cabinet Members. From fruit & veg to flowers, it keeps London supplied—a vital part of Wandsworth’s economy, with over 2,500 jobs & £1.079bn turnover in 2025–26.
It was excellent to see the progress on the Block A site in Roehampton, part of the wider improvements to the area. This long derelict site can provide new homes and community services, which will help realise the area’s potential – at Wandsworth, London
Major progress at Block A on the Alton estate, with demolition of the long-empty block well underway.
Hear from Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr Corner, on this key milestone as the site is cleared for new homes and community facilities.
Read more 👇
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The Labour government cut Wandsworth Council’s budget by 40%.
It speaks volumes that Andy Burnham is happy to slash the funding for Conservative-run councils, but won’t touch the bloated welfare bill.
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The Fair Funding Formula is anything but - Labour are putting up council tax in Britain’s best run councils.
My latest in the @spectator 👇
Final evening of a HUGE campaign in Trinity for @OttoJacobsson and @wandsworth Conservatives! Get out and vote by 10pm for a strong local candidate who will stand up to Labour slashing the Council’s funding 🔵🗳️
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Andy Burnham’s vindictive politics is taking millions from well run, southern councils like Wandsworth and using it to subsidise the North.
The previous Labour administration left behind a £137 million black hole and are now leaving taxpayers to foot the bill.
Electing @OttoJacobsson today in Trinity ward in Wandsworth will give Conservatives the majority needed to fight this injustice and secure a fair deal for Wandsworth.
Vote Conservative today to stop the Labour cuts to Wandsworth - polling stations open! @KemiBadenoch @wandsworth
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Our #ThreeLions’ best finish at a @FIFAWorldCup since 1966 🥉
ALT The Three Lions pose for a photo with their bronze medals
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Cabinet Member for Housing Matthew Corner reaffirms the council’s commitment to regenerating Roehampton's Alton Estate and building new homes, as work starts on ‘Block A’.
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🌞 Have a great time at the Northcote Road summer festival today! @aled_rj says it’s even better this time, as this weekend marks the return of the summer weekend pedestrianisation. Conservatives pledged to bring back the scheme if we won the council elections - we’ve delivered!
I’m very saddened by this news - I know it’s not a decision Aled will have taken lightly. He’s been an exceptional champion for Wandsworth. No one worked harder to win back control of the Council, and I value his friendship, leadership and commitment to our borough and party 💙 – at Wandsworth, London
It’s been an honour to serve as Group Leader these past few years. Returning Wandsworth to Conservative control was a true team effort and something I will always be proud of.
As I step down as Leader due to professional commitments, I do so full of optimism for Wandsworth and confidence in our new team.
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Aled Richards-Jones to Step Down as Leader After Returning Wandsworth Council to Conservative Control 🌳👇 wandsworthconservatives.co.u…
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Wandsworth has been hit hard by national government cuts to its funding.
We want to protect key services like street cleaning, bin collections, libraries and green spaces – but hard choices need to be made.
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