Lobby strengthens Camden

ment will be in a position to strip the council of its housing powers and move Labour councillors for the money which would have been collected had the Housing council fighting the Act came at the end of a 28 votes to 20. Five Labourites voted with the suddenly found all sorts of reasons not to attend the meeting. They were to be found as far away as Tel Aviv. Tories following the warning letter sent Camden by the government on October 16. It expires next Thursday. hall and packed the public galleries when the meeting started. Their banners were draped round the chamber. 85 per cent of Camden rent payers had pledged support to the council if the Housing Commissioner came in. looking to Camden tonight,' said their spokesman, Mr Bill Budd For Peter policy spoke But the Labour the suggestion out to remain firm. Lead danger:

T&GWU demands a public inquiry investigation inquiry team facts, he said. THE LABOUR councillors in affirmed non-im plementation already owe the revenue. By the end of next week the governin a Housing Commissioner. The question will then arise of charging the Finance Act been operated in Camden. Camden's decision to stay the only London short meeting on Wednesday night. A Tory move to change the policy was defeated Tories and three abstained. And a whole number of Labour pro-implementers The council meeting had been asked for by the Tenants held a strong lobby outside the town A deputation of tenants told the meeting that "Thousands of tenants allover London are the Labour group, ClIr Best, chairman of the key and resources committee, against implementation.

It was reported that on Monday ne had tried to reach some compromise within the Labour group • with a suggestion that rents should be increased by 40p a week to reach levels where rebates could be paid.

group threw and decided LOCAL Transport and General terday demanded an immediate levels in the area of a south Lon‹ Mr F. J. Howell, the union's London regional engineering officer, disclosed that some workers at the factory had also been found to have high lead counts in the past 12 months.

The factory is H. J. Enthoven, lead merchants, in Rotherhithe Street, Southwark. Nine children living near the factory are having additional blood tests after samples revealed dangerously high lead levels.

Howell said: 'We now believe that in the full interests of the public and our members in factories, the full facts should be known as quickly as possible.' The question must immediately be asked—if Howell knew about the high lead levels, why didn't he disclose it until now after children have been infected?

had made its own and would help an bring hundred people the PHILIP WADE Ca government 'Some hardship missioner ciate the out.' Cllr against might don't here, i mden the 'f tir rent' Act €100,0 in missing *A default order will now be made against us,' he told the council meeting.

tenants may suffer under a Housing Com- but tenants apprefight has to be carried Best ruled out any quesof disciplinary action Labour councillors who vote for the Tories. 'We operate a whip system le said.

Workers' Union officials public inquiry into high on factory.

Acorn, Lavender and Amos estates near the factory noW face tests after initial blood-tests on 24.

Opposition Chief Whip and MP for Bermondsey Bob Mellish has called for a report from Southwark's medical officer on the danger. 1933-1934 1934-1935 1935-1936 1937-1938 1938-1939 1939-1940 Tenants cheered him, however, when he ended: 'We are not giving in to the Housing Finance Act now or at any other time?

Earlier the Tories had tried to move reference back of the recommendation to reaffirm non-implementation. During their speeches there was talk of a plague of squatters moving across the borough' and calls for a return to 'law, order and sanity.

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