Fleur Anderson Reflects on Three Tumultuous Years
Putney MP, elected in 2019, outlines her priorities for 2023
Images of Putney's MP over the last three years. Picture: Fleur Anderson
January 5, 2023
Fleur Anderson was elected to be Putney’s MP in December 2019 and she marked the milestone by looking back over her first three years in the role.
She was the only MP from her party to win a seat from the Conservatives during an otherwise General Election for Labour which was led at the time by Jeremy Corbyn.
A video has been published outlining what she sees as her achievements since that time.
She said, “I’d like to thank Putney, Roehampton and Southfields for campaigning alongside me since my election in 2019. Together, we have had a huge number of campaign victories. We’ve saved the number 14 and 74 buses and Queen Mary’s Hospital Urgent Care Centre. We’ve won a huge campaign victory in ensuring leaseholders caught up in the cladding crisis no longer have to pay to fix their cladding and I’ve changed the laws on flexible working for carers and affordable school uniforms. Please do watch my ‘3 years’ video to reflect on our work together.
“I’m also very proud to have hosted my second Jobs Fair in Roehampton. I’ve also been campaigning for cleaner air, fighting against Heathrow early morning flights and have visited all of our local schools. A highlight of the year for me was heading to Ukraine myself, to observe the bravery and dedication of ordinary Ukrainian citizens caught up in a terrible war. I am thinking of them this Christmas, and so grateful that so many Ukrainian families have been welcomed by local schools and families. We are a wonderful local community.
“The main worry for me and most people in our constituency is keeping their homes warm, paying soaring energy and food bills as well as mortgage and rent costs and service charges during this Cost of Living crisis.”
Looking ahead, Ms Anderson has listed reopening Hammersmith Bridge to vehicles without a toll, improving local air quality, housing provision, and fighting to resolve the crisis within the NHS as her top priorities for the next year.
It was revealed this year that the average Putney mortgage cost was among the top rates in London, and amongst other local issues over 6,500 people waited over two weeks for a GP appointment this year.
She continued, “2022 was an extremely difficult year and I have clear priorities for Putney, Southfields and Roehampton next year. I want to see decisive action to be taken by the Government on both the Cost of Living and NHS crises, and Hammersmith Bridge reopened to vehicles without a toll. I will continue to raise the major issues of pensions, childcare costs and saving our High Streets.
“I’m truly hopeful that we will see real change in 2023, and I’m wishing all constituents in Putney, Roehampton and Southfields a restful holidays and Happy New Year.”
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