Neil Salt

"There simply isn't really a sensible alternative." Former Home Office minister Laura Farris on how the government addresses local dissatisfaction over asylum hotels, after protests in Epping and Diss. #Newsnight

Many congratulations to the @Lionesses and to @chloekelly for her winning spot kick. The Mall on Tuesday will no doubt be crammed to capacity in welcoming home the back-to-back European Champions.

Conservatives will build the homes families need, but we won’t concrete over every green field to do it.

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/… This @Telegraph article demonstrates how important it has been today to help @CroydonTories to deliver their new leaflet warning of @SadiqKhan's plans to consult on using some of Croydon's 25% land area highlighted as "green belt" for building on post-'27

Beulah Hill is currently closed between the following points

If you're wanting to drive along Beulah Hill from Crown Point this Sat lunchtime, please avoid the area for the time being: The road has been blocked in both directions by a nasty accident involving a bus and a car this morning. Please find an alternative route for your journey

Jun '25: @lambeth_council loses case in High Court, with W. Dulwich LTN deemed unlawful, incurring hefty legal costs & extra £35k Jun '25: Failed closure & amalgamation of Christ Church & St John the Divine Schools Jul '25: Legal & procedural flaws in attempt to close 2 primaries

brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet… With @lambeth_council facing a c.£60.5m overspend for 2024/25, it's time for Cabinet "self-reflection": Alongside the costly failed Homes for London experiment, a light needs shining on legal costs incurred ytd from failures to follow legal process..

inews.co.uk/news/police-fo… Shocking to read @metpoliceuk a/cs for 23% (1,085) of 4,668 police officer resignations across England & Wales, Mar '24 - Mar'25 @SadiqKhan and Commissioner must ensure @metpoliceuk never again fails to meet annual recruitment quota & lose out on funding

Small boat crossings are up 50% on last year. That's the highest ever recorded. What changed? Keir Starmer in No10.

US envoy urges Syria's Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation reut.rs/4kOWXat

Good to be back door-knocking in Clapham Town ward on Mon with @PromJPhillips & hearing that our key issues of focus are chiming with local residents: - working with local police & encouraging the reporting of all crimes - protecting Clapham Common - improving Clapham's transport

We can see that @UKLabour are wrecking our economy within 1 year, think what a @reformparty_uk dominated government might do to it Remember also the call by @Nigel_Farage to lift the 2-child benefit cap: estimated to cost £3.5bn in the first year alone of any such implementation

Don’t let Labour gaslight you. They haven't stabilised the economy, they’ve derailed it.

london.gov.uk/mayor-launches… One month ago @SadiqKhan launched his £12.4m Green Roots Fund urging boroughs to apply for up to £500k to rewild communities @lambeth_council won't need to apply - lack of weeding of pavements is a disgrace, with >50% of their width here already rewilded!

Back out in Clapham Town ward with @Lambeth_Tories colleagues delivering letters to many residents requesting for them to join our campaign calling on @TfL to increase Northern Line train nos. to 33 from 30 in am & pm peaks Please join our campaign here: …mbethandsouthwarkconservatives.org.uk/petition-tfl-i…

metro.co.uk/2025/07/18/9-5… Whilst the upgrade cost is projected to be £9.5m, the total cost of the project is likely to be >£20m when taking into account the additional costs of: - removal of the old tram lines along this stretch of the A23 - implementing Sustainable Urban Drainage

tfl.gov.uk/status-updates… Work on @TfL Streatham Hill Healthy Streets scheme commences Mon 21 Jul Lane restrictions on A23 in both directions as from Mon 4 Aug A23 will be closed in both directions between South Circular & Sternhold Ave between 22:00 Sun 3 Aug and 05:00 Mon 4 Aug

Good to be with @SouthwarkTories colleagues today in Sydenham Hill as @grahamstuart launched @LewisJAJones & @MatthewsGuy's local election campaign for @lb_southwark's Dulwich Wood ward @ForresterJJ & I received good advice too from Graham re @lambeth_council's Clapham Town ward

After years delivering addressed @Conservatives letters across L'dn, 1st time delivering to a house no. "zero" & in @lambeth_council's Clapham Town The owner thinks this is the only house numbered Zero in L'dn, but there's also one in @harrow_council area Are there any more?