Floating Kendal’s boat

TROUBLE ahead for the Tories in the stronghold of Kensington & Chelsea. They are already braced for heavy losses over the fallout from Grenfell Tower. Now, a new party called Advance Together has been formed to challenge the Tories in the local elections in May. A key battleground will be the fight to save the iconic houseboats moored along Chelsea Reach. A petition has been signed by 6,300 residents alarmed by developers’ plans to build luxury houseboats at a cost of £6 million each.

Advance Together is backing the locals opposing the developers, and has recruited celebrity muscle from the likes of Felicity Kendal.