London residents rail against Tube line disruption: 'We've had enough' Southfields residents gathered outside their local Tube station to demand an end to long-running signalling failures Evening Standard · 10h ago
The world’s most vulnerable need help more than ever – Labour needs to restore international aid spending COMMENT: A staged return to a restored and fit-for-purpose aid budget should be part of Andy Burnham’s long-term vision writes Labour MP Fleur Anderson. But, the world's challenges are too large to be met by increased donor funding; we need to also use Britian’s influence The Independent UK · Aug 26
London council rejects funding bid to keep Hammersmith Bridge open to pedestrians Wandsworth Council wrote to Hammersmith and Fulham Council stating it could not support the bid for essential repairs to the bridge as it fell short of what residents and businesses wanted to see Evening Standard · Aug 14
Alarming charts that reveal a planet in peril – as experts warn record-breaking heatwaves are just the start From record-breaking heatwaves and worsening droughts to deadly wildfires, experts say this record-breaking summer means the case for net zero has never been clearer The Independent UK · Aug 8
Petition after managers who invested £150,000 in London pub are told to leave A petition calling on Star Pubs, part of Heineken UK, to allow the managers of the much-loved Park Tavern in Southfields to remain at the venue has gained more than a thousand signatures Evening Standard · Aug 3
Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on development The Guardian - UK · Jul 11
Hammersmith Bridge will not reopen to vehicles as there is no funding available, council report suggests Hammersmith & Fulham Council is recommending a ‘phased repair’ of the bridge, prioritising access for cyclists and pedestrians Evening Standard · Jun 30
Met Police praised for sticking with hunt for the 'Putney Pusher' over nine years Putney Labour MP Fleur Anderson said she hoped that the arrest of a suspect in the case would give the victim ‘reassurance’ Evening Standard · Jun 16
South London pub to host controversial former Kasabian frontman despite backlash Tom Meighan was convicted of assaulting his partner in July 2020 after an attack in April that year Evening Standard · May 30
Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew? Starmer says ministers were in the dark, but friends of former top civil servant suggest it was a case of them looking the other way The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
Troubled waters: Will Hammersmith Bridge ever reopen? London’s ‘disgrace’ has been closed since 2019 and at £250m to fix, it’s a political football no one is taking ownership of, reports Sarah Haque Evening Standard · Apr 12
Hammersmith Bridge reopening boosted as minister gives strongest signal yet of key funding Roads minister Simon Lightwood told the London Standard that the project was a ‘compelling candidate’ to be financed through a new £1 billion Infrastructure Fund Evening Standard · Mar 3
Military-style Thames crossing should be built so Hammersmith Bridge can be repaired, say Tories Conservative councillors are proposing a temporary structure across the river just north of the existing bridge Evening Standard · Jan 23
Six London Labour MPs break rank to back rejoining Customs Union after Brexit blow to Britain They include Dame Meg Hillier, Diane Abbott, Fleur Anderson, Marsha De Cordova, Dawn Butler and Bell Ribeiro-Addy Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025 Date when plastic in wet wipes will finally be banned is confirmed The ban was introduced as a private members bill by MP Fleur Anderson, as way of removing plastic from wet wipes, making them more biodegradable and reducing long-lasting pollution
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 Voices: The UK used to proudly lead the world on international aid – now we don’t save lives that we should COMMENT: The £150m cut to the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a mistake, writes MP Fleur Anderson. But the upcoming Budget is a chance to change course
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 UK’s £150m cut to worldwide fund fighting deadly diseases will force ‘impossible life-or-death decisions’ The cut from £1bn to £850m pledged to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – risking 250,000 lives – was revealed by The Independent last week
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 District Line to Wimbledon 'not fit for purpose' after years of disruption, warns MP The District Line has become so unreliable in south west London that one resident was forced to move out of the area as they could not get to work
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 South Western Railway unveils ‘platform hoover’ trains to tackle ‘extreme’ Waterloo overcrowding Putney MP Fleur Anderson has campaigned on the risks posed by busy rail services
Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025 Waterloo woe: £1bn fleet of ‘platform hoover’ trains to be rolled out to help tackle ‘extreme overcrowding' The ‘platform hoover’ trains have over 50% more capacity than the exisiting trains running through south west London
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025 UK ministers confident post-Brexit trade friction will be eased by deal The movement of trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain was one of the main discussions at the East-West Council on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025 Post-Brexit rules makes buying plants ‘impossible’ in Northern Ireland, MPs say Debate hears one garden centre finds it easier to import plants from Japan than Scotland due to Windsor Framework protocol.
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025 ‘They’re putting 4G on the Moon but I can’t even get signal in Putney’ Residents of one estate in west London have been spotted dangling out of windows in order to get signal. Now, as it emerges a mobile network has been deployed on the Moon, Bryony Gooch reports on the frustration of living in the capital but never having any service
Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025 Hammersmith Bridge could stay closed to vehicles until 2035, MP warns Putney MP Fleur Anderson has urged residents to write to the Department for Transport about the impact the closure is still having on their daily lives
Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025 Stormont Executive ‘could be £100m short to deal with national insurance rise’ Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald sounded the alarm while appearing before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.