Labour Recklessness Drives Sefton Council Finances to the Brink say Sefton Conservatives Thursday, 5 February, 2026 Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast, has raised serious concerns about the rapidly deteriorating state of Sefton Council’s finances. In July 2025, the projected overspend was £15.4 million. This month that overspend has now surged to £29.3 million, an increase of over 90% in 7 months. Councillor Prendergast, “The state of Sefton’s finances is utterly appalling. In the... Local News
Conservatives Push Back on Labour's Jobs Tax 16th January 2025 At Thursday’s Sefton Council meeting at Bootle Town Hall, Conservative Leader, Mike Prendergast, is calling on all Sefton councillors to support calls for the... Local News
Keir Starmer the Farmer Harmer - Government Must U-Turn on Family Farms Tax 19th November 2024 Thousands of farmers from across the country have converged on Westminster to protest against Labour’s cruel tax on family farms, announced in last month’s... Local News
Conservatives Call on Labour to be Clear on Council Tax Increases 24th October 2024 At the last council meeting Conservatives on Sefton Council proposed that Sefton Council commit to holding a local referendum if Council Tax is to increase by 5... Local News
Southport Pier - Labour Have No Idea! 10th October 2024 Following calls from Southport’s Labour MP to transfer ownership and responsibility away from Southport, Mike Prendergast, Conservative Group Leader on Sefton... Local News
Southport Conservatives Appoint Councillor Mike Prendergast as Parliamentary Spokesperson for the Southport Constituency 21st September 2024 Mike Prendergast, Dukes Ward Councillor and Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, has been appointed as the Parliamentary Spokesperson for Southport... Local News
Concerns That Labour Will Scrap the Single Person Council Tax Discount 3rd September 2024 Angela Rayner has refused to commit to retaining the single person discount which reduces Council Tax by 25% for those living alone. Conservative Group Leader... Local News
Conservatives Call for Winter Fuel Payment Changes to be Stopped 26th August 2024 Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast, has strongly criticised the Labour government’s plans to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment for many... Local News
Statement from Cllr Mike Prendergast leader of Sefton Conservatives on children's services in Sefton MBC 30th September 2023 Right now, vulnerable children in Sefton are at greater risk of harm than they were 10 years ago. Ofsted have rated Children’s Social Services in Sefton as... Local News
Mike Prendergast Statement on Town Centre Cycle Lanes 7th July 2023 Following the recent consultation on the “temporary” town centre cycle lanes, running from Hesketh Park, Houghton Street, Chapel Street and on to Talbot Street... Local News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
