Wansdworth 2008 in Review: March

The Wandsworth Guardian looks back over 2008 and has this to say about Martin Linton in March:

Wandsworth's two Labour MPs, who campaigned side by side with residents to save local post offices, have been labelled hypocrites, after they backed the Government's plans to close branches.

Tooting's Sadiq Khan and Battersea's Martin Linton were accused of betraying communities last week after they voted against a motion to stop the closures.

A Conservative motion to suspend the post office closure programme was narrowly lost by 288 votes to 268 on Wednesday night, with 19 Labour MPs revolting.

Both MPs claimed they did not back the Tory motion because it was flawed and said they would continue working to save branches in Battersea and Tooting.