{"id":94045,"date":"2018-07-17T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pancho-lewis-we-refused-to-accept-that-the-west-end-had-to-be-tory-patrick-butler\/"},"modified":"2018-07-17T19:05:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T12:05:03","slug":"pancho-lewis-we-refused-to-accept-that-the-west-end-had-to-be-tory-patrick-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pancho-lewis-we-refused-to-accept-that-the-west-end-had-to-be-tory-patrick-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Pancho Lewis: \u2018We refused to accept that the West End had to be Tory\u2019 | Patrick Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLabour\u2019s first ever Mayfair councillor is helping residents fight developers. He says local politicians can learn from his victoryThe Monopoly board game has enshrined Mayfair as the most gilded neighbourhood in London: home to oligarchs, bankers and Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, and host to swanky townhouses, glitzy hotels and luxury shops. It now also has, for the first time, a Labour councillor. Related: Ghost towers: half of new-build luxury London flats fail to sell Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Labour\u2019s first ever Mayfair councillor is helping residents fight developers. 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