Labour councillor Chris Myers has made comments within his party suggesting that unpopular green belt planning applications should be approved in areas that do not vote Labour. According to a report, Myers told a Labour WhatsApp group that approving a planning application in Potters Bar could help weaken the political position of Hertsmere Council. The claim links planning decisions to electoral outcomes, with the councillor arguing that approvals in certain areas could change local power dynamics. The report presents Myers’s remarks as the focus of the story, describing them as advice or an argument shared with fellow party members rather than as a formal statement to the public. It does not, in the materials provided, confirm the status of the specific Potters Bar planning application or any decision made by Hertsmere Council. Overall, the coverage centres on the councillor’s internal comments and their apparent rationale for associating green belt development approvals with voting patterns.
Labour councillor says green belt planning approval should target non-Labour areas
Labour councillor Chris Myers has made comments within his party suggesting that unpopular green belt planning applications should be approved in areas that do not vote Labour. According to a report,...
- Labour councillor Chris Myers made comments in a Labour WhatsApp group.
- He suggested green belt planning applications should be approved in areas that do not vote Labour.
- Myers referenced Potters Bar as the location of a specific planning application.
- The comments are linked to concerns about political control of Hertsmere Council.
- The report focuses on the councillor’s internal remarks, without detailing the application’s outcome.
Chris Myers, a Labour councillor, told a party WhatsApp group that allowing a planning application in Potters Bar would break their grip on Hertsmere Council.
3 months agoChris Myers, a Labour councillor, told a party WhatsApp group that allowing a planning application in Potters Bar would break their grip on Hertsmere Council.
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