Reverse the Decision to Close the Aviary at Botanic Gardens Say Southport Conservatives Thursday, 9 July, 2026 Southport Conservatives are calling on Sefton Council to reverse their decision to close the aviary at Botanic Gardens in Churchtown. The recent announcement that the aviary will be closed has been heavily criticised by many and across the political spectrum there are calls for a reversal of the decision. Sefton Council will be borrowing huge sums in the next 12 months, spending money on more... Local News
Let's Save Southport Beach! 18th January 2025 Conservative Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast, is calling on Sefton Council to take action to reinstate and preserve the beach area between the Pier... 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
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
