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The Council noted that:
 
This Council welcomes the newly elected Labour
government.
 
We appreciate the Government’s
commitment to work with us to solve the challenges our residents
face after a sustained period of instability where our community
has suffered and struggled, and public services have been stretched
to breaking point.
 
This council commits to working with the
Labour Government to breathe life back into struggling communities
and rebuild vital public services which improve people’s
lives and create opportunities for all. Providing people with the
right support at the right time, which we have committed to in
Mission Waltham Forest, has the potential to deliver socio-economic
benefits and significantly better outcomes for our community.
 
We support the Labour government’s
commitment to deliver a radical transfer of power from Westminster
to communities and work in partnership with local government. The
government’s promise to reform local government funding and
powers, re-introduce multiyear funding settlements and put an end
to competitive funding pots, will help to provide the longer-term
stability that we desperately need to address our budget gap, which
is projected to be between £25-30 million by 2026/27. We
welcome the Government’s promise to create a National Care
Service and note that we will also need to work jointly on an
approach to children’s social care and issues such as SEND,
homelessness and temporary accommodation.
 
The Government’s clear commitment from
day one to reform housing and planning in this country and provide
decent homes that are fit for the future should also be welcomed.
In particular, the promises to immediately abolish no-fault
evictions preventing private renters from being exploited and
discriminated against and raise standards by extending Awaab’s Law to the private sector, will
change lives. We also support the plans to enable councils and
housing associations to build their capacity to supply housing and
make changes to the Affordable Homes Programme to increase the
number of homes we can build. This is in line with our ambitious
and recently agreed Local Plan and shows the importance of national
housing targets across the country if we are to address this
housing crisis.
 
This Council has campaigned for a new hospital
for many years. The previous Conservative government failed to
deliver their promise from the 2019 election – withholding
funds for the hospital. This Council therefore welcomes the Labour
Government’s clear promise to rebuild Whipps Cross University Hospital and commit to the
plans in full.
 
Feeling safe is the number one concern of many
of our residents. We welcome the Government’s pledge to crack
down on anti-social-behaviour and crime by introducing a new
Neighbourhoods Policing Guarantee, restoring patrols to our town
centres by recruiting thousands of new police officers,
police and community support officers,
as well as special constables and specialist domestic abuse
advisers.
 
A new parliament presents a great opportunity
for national and local government to work together in partnership
and reset the relationship to deliver transformative change for our
communities.
 
This Council looks forward to working in
partnership with a Labour Government to help rebuild services,
contribute to national renewal and
return government to public service. This Council resolves to write
to the Prime Minister to offer our congratulations and set out our
support for his Government’s plans
and how we can work together to deliver for residents of Waltham
Forest.