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
Cllr Sir Ron Watson Alerts Residents to Telephone Scams 26th October 2021 There is hardly a day goes by when some unintended consequences of the Covid-19 situation do not make themselves known and one factor which no-one took into... Local News
Cllr Sir Ron Watson on Afghan Resettlement Scheme 26th October 2021 “When Sherlock Holmes was first introduced to Dr Watson he said “I can see that you have recently returned from Afghanistan”. This was some 150 years ago and... Local News
Southport Conservatives Force Labour to Release Cycle Lane Consultation Results 19th October 2021 The Southport Conservative council group have decided to retract a requisition for a full extraordinary meeting of the council to discuss the consultation into... Local News
Borrowing for The Strand will cost £42.5 million says Cllr Sir Ron Watson 19th October 2021 Conservative Dukes Ward Councillor, Sir Ron Watson, has now been able to learn more details concerning Sefton Labour Council’s decision to buy the Bootle New... Local News
Kew Ward Campaigner & Dukes Ward Councillor Question Suitability of the Liveable Neighbourhood Scheme 12th October 2021 Dukes Ward Councillor, Mike Prendergast, has hit out at ‘Liveable Neighbourhood’ proposals by Sefton Council. The proposals affects parts of Dukes Ward and Kew... Local News
Conservatives Respond to Claims by Labour that 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Cycle Trips are Being Made on Temporary Lanes 1st October 2021 Southport Conservative councillors and campaigners, have hit back at claims from Sefton Labour that ‘hundreds and thousands of cycle journeys’ have been made on... Local News
Sir Ron Watson calls on Sefton Labour to say if they agree with Angela Rayner 30th September 2021 Southport Conservative Councillor Sir Ron Watson has challenged the Labour Leader of Sefton, Councillor Ian Maher, to say whether or not there are any... Local News
Children's Social Services Still Failing in Sefton 22nd September 2021 During a heated debate at the recent Sefton Council meeting, Conservative Councillor Mike Prendergast, has criticised the Labour Party in Sefton for presiding... Local News
Cllr Mike Prendergast Calls for Action at Sefton Social Services 18th July 2021 Sefton Council have been heavily criticised following the latest OFSTED report on the current state of children’s social services in Sefton, delivered earlier... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
