Waltham Forest Council continues to support #ULEZ expansion in Aug. However with Government failing to provide the levels of financial support it has done elsewhere, Labourstone and @GracieMaeW have called on Sadiq Khan to see whether the criteria of the #ScrappageScheme could be improved.

Richie Wellens of Leyton Orient wins League Two Manager of the Year #LMAAwards 🙌🙌

We're delighted Sadiq Khan has extended scrappage scheme support for those receiving child benefit, small businesses, charities and more as part of the ULEZ expansion. Earlier this week @GracieMaeW and Labourstone wrote to Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan asking for more help for WF residents.

Today is #CleanAirDay. WF Labour is very proud of how much our Council has achieved to improve air quality, but we know much more can be done.

1/ Over the nxt 48hrs results of the #LloydPark & #HighamHill #LTN consultation will be delivered to local residents, outlining the #HealthyStreets scheme Waltham Forest Council will be progressing this year. @GracieMaeW Kizzy Gardiner Jack Phipps Kira Lewis @ElsieEmm Paul Douglas

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Watching #EltonJohn on catch-up. Pinball Wizard - banger. The Bitch is Back - banger. Bennie and the Jets - banger. Daniel - banger. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - banger.

🗣️ “It is amazing for me. I don’t want to get left behind with computers and telephones. Now I can order things on the computer and video call on my phone.” - Doreen, a local resident attending our Let's Get Digital drop-in sessions. Find out more 👉 orlo.uk/qie7j

Thank you for the coffee and cake Frederick Bremer - lovely cake and excellent service from the year 10s. #popupcafe

Third round of the day - an all Walthamstow Labour Party contingent!

Very proud to have opened the lovely new Lea Bridge Library gardens. Pay it a visit. Huge thanks to the amazing Studio Weave for the design. Waltham Forest Council

Ahead of the Autumn Statement our Cabinet member for Housing and Regeneration Ahsan Khan wrote to Sir Jeremy Hunt MP urging him to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance to allow us to help those who are at risk of homelessness in Waltham Forest. We hope the government will use AS to act.

After the Chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt MP announced an unfreezing of Local Housing Allowance rates in the Autumn Statement, our Cabinet Lead for Housing and Regeneration Ahsan Khan is pleased at this lobbying win. We will use every available opportunity to campaign for our residents.

Tonight we are moving a motion to call on the government to give us a fair funding deal. We rightly criticised Liz Truss in the motion as we all know the impact she had on our economy.

To our surprise, a Tory councillor repeated that Liz Truss was right.

The Tories are unrepentant about the damage she caused and only The Labour Party will run an economy which works for working people.

Of course, we shouldn't be too surprised as the Waltham Forest Conservatives fully backed Liz Truss in the leadership election 👇

At the height of the Conservatives’ cost of living crisis, they are cutting support to families in Waltham Forest by secretly abolishing the Household Support Fund. They crashed the UK economy - but once again they are asking Waltham Forest to pay the price.

On July 4th, Chingford and Woodford Green faces a simple choice. Change with Labour, or 5 more years of Tory failure and chaos. We need less rhetoric, and more results. Time to get on with the job.