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A Hillingdon Labour Councillor has reacted to the Council’s decision to scrap the corporate parenting board and removal of Councillors’ right to scrutinise council policy on vulnerable children in care, by expressing his worries that lack of scrutiny could lead to a ‘Baby P’ situation. Cllr Tony Eginton, Hillingdon Labour’s lead on Social Care, has

Responding to the news that the High Court have dismissed all the legal challenges to plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport, Hillingdon Labour Group Leader Cllr Peter Curling said “We are extremely disappointed at the high court ruling on the third runway at Heathrow Airport. We believe that the environmental impact and

A record number of people were issued emergency food parcels in the last year, according to The Trussell Trust who support a nationwide network of foodbanks in the UK. According to their data, a record 1.6 million food parcels were given out to families and individuals who are experiencing food poverty right here in the

This International Women’s Day, Hillingdon Labour have chosen to celebrate one of our own community leaders in recognition of the years of tireless and dedicated work to helping women in need.  The theme of International Women’s Day 2019 is Balance for Better, building a gender-balanced world. And it is because of the imbalance between genders

Scrapping council tax for young people leaving care, introducing a landlord licensing scheme, and funding four more police officers are just three of the proposals set out in Hillingdon Labour’s amendment to the Council budget that will be voted on tonight. As the majority party on the Council, the Hillingdon Conservatives have put forward a