Press release: Putney rowing clubs and residents unite in Boat Race weekend Hammersmith Bridge protest

07 Apr 2021

Putney rowing clubs and residents unite in Boat Race weekend Hammersmith Bridge protest  On Saturday 3rd April MP Fleur Anderson teamed up with local rowing organisations and hundreds of constituents to protest the continuing inaction over Hammersmith Bridge, and to call on the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, to fund its restoration.   There were boats from the London Rowing Club, Wandsworth Youth River…

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Pictures: Hammersmith Bridge day of action

07 Apr 2021

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Press release: Putney MP holding Boat Race Day Protest  

26 Mar 2021

On Saturday 3rd April MP Fleur Anderson will team up with local rowing organisations and constituents to protest and call for the Transport Secretary to fund the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge.   There will boats out on the river at 3pm and a big banner for residents to sign in protest from 1pm – 4pm. …

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Letter: Insurance premiums on blocks affected by the cladding scandal

16 Mar 2021

Fleur has written to the Financial Conduct Authority on insurance premium hikes being experienced by many constituents in blocks affected by fire safety or cladding issues.

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INVITATION: Cladding Scandal Update and Discussion with Fleur Anderson and Mike Amesbury MP, Wednesday 24th March 6-7pm

02 Mar 2021

I would like to invite you to a meeting with the Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning, Mike Amesbury MP to discuss the national cladding scandal and the next steps for the campaign, particularly in view of the Government’s recent announcement (You can read my latest statement on that here). It will…

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Petition: Prioritise the Vaccination of Teachers and school staff

The return of children to schools next week is a welcome milestone. To ensure schools can stay open…

Letter: Fleur Urges Transport Secretary to take action on Hammersmith Bridge

25 Feb 2021

Fleur has written to the Transport Secretary along with three other local MPs to demand action on the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge.

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Fleur’s Speech on the Lord’s Amendments to the Fire Safety Bill

24 Feb 2021

Thank you Mr Speaker I rise in utter frustration to speak in support of the amendments tabled by Labour, and by Stephen McPartland MP and Royston Smith MP – and on behalf of hundreds of leaseholders in Putney, Roehampton and Southfields who are staring down the barrel of this scandal.  I welcome this Bill,…

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Cladding Campaign Update: Fleur’s view on the Government’s announcement

12 Feb 2021

I wanted to take this opportunity to update with my thoughts on the Government’s cladding announcement on Wednesday. As you know, I have been meeting with leaseholders in 20 blocks affected and campaigning on their behalf to the government and to their developers. So I am glad that the Government is…

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Update from Fleur: Labour demands action on the cladding scandal

01 Feb 2021

I am very pleased that the Opposition has secured a debate and a vote today on the cladding scandal. Unfortunately I was not called to speak, but I have been working very hard over the past year on behalf of thousands of Putney residents deeply affected by the cladding scandal. Across the country there are 770…

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Letter: Fleur writes to Secretary of State for Transport to demand action on Hammersmith Bridge

15 Jan 2021

Fleur Anderson MP has today written again to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, to demand that action is urgently taken to fix Hammersmith Bridge.

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Update on the Fire Safety Bill

14 Jan 2021

I have since been in discussions with Labour’s Housing team on the Fire Safety Bill and associated amendments and which amendments will be discussed are still in negotiation. The Government’s handling of this issue has lacked any sense of grip or urgency. We have deep concerns that people are being put…

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Community Bike Hangers

Many of you have written in to raise the issue that there are not being…

Statement on the Brexit Deal Bill – 30th December 2020

30 Dec 2020

‘None of us wanted to jump out of the plane, but this is about whether to use a parachute or not’.  I am deeply saddened that we are having this debate today as I would much rather we were remaining in the European Union. I said in my maiden speech a year ago that Brexit…

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Cladding Campaign Update

18 Dec 2020

I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the cladding scandal and the associated issues with the EWS1 form. First, you may have seen the news today that the deadline to apply for the Building Safety Fund has been extended to 30 June 2021. I know that several blocks I…

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Statement: Supreme Court Ruling on a Third Runway at Heathrow Airport

16 Dec 2020

Today, the Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal and ruled in favour of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. I am bitterly disappointed after the hope given by the Court of Appeal’s ruling earlier this year. This is a blow for Putney residents who put up…

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VIDEO: Lords’ Amendments to the Internal Market Bill

07 Dec 2020

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VIDEO: EU Negotiations – The Government owes Putney businesses an apology

07 Dec 2020

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Fix Hammersmith Bridge!

I have been campaigning for Hammersmith Bridge to reopen to vehicles for 4 years. It…

No deal Brexit would be a knockout blow for an economy already on the ropes

17 Nov 2020

The below article was also published on Labour List With the world gripped by the drama of the US Presidential elections and the ongoing fight against Covid, it is easy to forget that we are entering a critical stage of the UK-EU negotiations on post-Brexit trade. Emergency talks are currently…

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VIDEO: Fleur hands in Hammersmith Bridge Petition

03 Nov 2020

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