2024-09-15 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13852319/Labour-frontbencher-accused-ignoring-constituents-homelessness.html HaiPress
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has been accused of ignoring the pleas of hundreds of his own constituents potentially facing homelessness.
The Labour frontbencher,who only this week unveiled legislation to abolish no-fault evictions,has not yet intervened in the Labour-led council's decision to demolish 204 flats in his Greenwich patch.
Campaigners have said the MP must take responsibility during a 'deeply unsettling' time for residents living in Mast Quay Phase II,a pair of blocks in Woolwich.
Last September Greenwich Council ordered the developer to knock down the flats due to 'deviations' from the original planning permission.
Tenants are still moving into the blocks,which Greenwich Councillors have described as a 'mutant development that is a blight on the landscape'.
Mr Pennycook is seen in Westminster during morning media round on September 11
Donovan Thompson,a Mast Quays resident of over a year,said: 'Matthew Pennycook should be here helping his constituents out. Why are the councillors and the MP going quiet on us? I bet there's another agenda.'
A Ministry of Housing,Communities and Local Government spokesperson said: 'We are aware that the Royal Borough of Greenwich has taken enforcement action against the Mast Quay development in Woolwich,and this has been appealed by the developer.
'The appeal will be determined by the Planning Inspectorate,and it would be inappropriate to comment further.'
A Comer Homes spokesperson said last week: 'It is heartening to hear from the residents of Mast Quay that they are happy in their homes. We sympathise with each and every one of our tenants during what must be an unsettling time.'
Labour
Retired high-class escort Amanda Goff aka 'Samantha X' reveals her shock career move after being rushed to hospital with a 'life threatening' condition
Coldplay fans are all saying the same thing as the band announce they will sell tickets for just £20 for a new string of UK shows
Lauryn Goodman's mum takes a swipe at Kyle Walker as she offers daughter advice on the kind of man she should go out with on Celebs Go Dating
Comedy series with huge Hollywood stars axed after mixed reviews - leaving fans devastated
Teachers to be allowed to WFH under plans to tackle recruitment crisis in schools
Alarming rise in 'slapped cheek' virus that can spread from children to pregnant women and trigger miscarriage
©copyright 2009-2020 Singapore Info Map