St John’s Wood Matters

What a superb team effort this week by your Abbey Road Ward Conservative Action Team.

They have delivered loads of letters to Postal Voters. Fantastic to see the number of those who voted Labour in the 2024 general election voting Conservative. A vote for any other party increases the likelihood of four more years of Labour in charge of Westminster City Council.

We're out again tomorrow. Thank you for the love and support 💙

💙 Conservative-funded Fleming Centre gets green light at St Mary's Hospital.

💪 £5 million committed under the last Conservative Government is now being put to work inspiring the next generation of world-changing inventors, right here in Westminster.

🦠 Named after the discoverer of penicillin, Dr Alexander Fleming, this landmark centre brings together Imperial College London and Imperial NHS Trust to fight antimicrobial resistance.

🤝 This is what a Conservative plan looks like: listen, invest and deliver.

🗳️ On 7 May, vote for a council with a plan. Vote Conservative.

🔷 Read more here: www.westm.news/fleming

⬇️ Reminder of the Walk of Faiths, taking place tomorrow (Thursday 23 April) as part of the wider St George’s Day celebrations 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This is an opportunity to come together across faiths and backgrounds with a shared message of unity, respect and social cohesion.

Register here: www.faithsforum.com/walkoffaiths/

It's going to be close and every single vote for your Festus, Hannah, and Caroline will make a difference in finally ending four years of Labour failures in Westminster.

Remember to use your THREE votes for:

Festus AKINBUSOYE 🗳️
Hannah GALLEY 🗳️
Caroline SARGENT 🗳️

We live and work in Westminster, pay Council Tax here, and have solid track record of public service. Westminster needs change.

🔺 Here in St John's Wood and across Westminster we've suffered from four years of Labour. Four years of rising phone snatching, robbery, shoplifting and disorder on our streets.

✂️ Sadiq Khan has cut 1,700 officers. Disbanded the Royal Parks Police. Removed school officers.
❓ And Westminster Labour? Too busy giving themselves 62 per cent pay rises and wasting £27 million of your money to notice.

🥀 Labour's Westminster: higher crime, weaker enforcement, no consequences.

💙 We have a plan for Safe Streets. If elected, we will:

💪 Appoint a dedicated Cabinet Member for Enforcement from day one
💥 Target crime hotspots
🚲 Fine and impound abandoned dockless bikes

🌳 Only the Conservatives have a plan to tackle crime and deliver safe streets in Westminster again.

🔷 Vote for Our local team, vote Conservative on 7 May.

🚨Tube Strike Disruption – Plan Ahead 🚨

RMT Tube drivers will be striking from Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 April, causing major disruption across the London Underground.

Key timings:

Tue 21 & Thu 23: Services run normally early morning, then reduce mid-morning.

⚠️ Severe disruption from midday, with most services finishing early (aim to travel before 20:00).
Wed 22 & Fri 24: Disruption continues until midday.
❌ No Tube services before 07:30.
✔️ Gradual recovery from midday, but delays likely into the evening.

Major impacts:
Reduced service across most lines
❌ No service on Piccadilly, Waterloo & City, and Circle lines
❌ No Metropolitan line (Baker Street → Aldgate)
❌ No Central line (White City → Liverpool Street)
Trains that do run will be very busy

Other transport:
Elizabeth line, DLR, Overground, trams & most buses running

⚠️ Expect them to be extremely busy
Additional bus strike affecting some east London routes on Friday

👉 Advice:
Plan ahead, allow extra time, and check your journey before travelling.

For latest updates:
https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?cid=strikes

🚨 Latest Opinium poll 🚨

🔷Nigel Farage records worst approval rating of this parliament at net -21.
🔴Keir Starmer is at -39. One of his best scores since last summer.
🔵The gap between Badenoch (-11) and Farage (-21) is at its widest since she became leader.

Vote Conservative on Thursday 7th May 💙

SUPER day across Westminster today. You will not meet a more positive, energised, and dedicated campaign team like the Westminster Conservatives action team.

As well as our session in Abbey Road Ward today, we went to support colleagues in other wards as well. Teamwork makes the dream work.

Thank you for the conversations and warm welcome today 💙

Festus AKINBUSOYE 🗳️
Hannah GALLEY 🗳️
Caroline SARGENT 🗳️