A senior councillor welcomed plans to “make Harrow clean again” as the council prepares to present its final spending plans for next year.

Cllr Varsha Parmar, responsible for the environment at Harrow Council, said the council will “always try to do better” in all areas, including maintaining public land.

It came after Cllr Richard Almond pointed out that the intention to significantly improve the state of the borough’s streets suggests they are not currently clean.

A council report, which showed it plans to spend more than £17 million on “keeping Harrow clean and green” – as well as the Donald Trump-inspired slogan – highlighted how it aims to tackle cleanliness in the borough.

Its budget for 2020/21 – which currently proposes service cuts and a council tax increase – will be presented at a full council meeting on Thursday (February 27).

The report notes there will be money for “pro-active action to stop streets becoming dirty in the first place” and “intelligence-led” services to target areas that require frequent attention.

It reiterated the council’s commitment to picking up bins on time and tackling fly-tipping, as well as maintaining road surfaces across Harrow.

And Cllr Parmar believes that, while there is always room for improvement, it can be proud of its street maintenance programme.

She said: “I don’t regard our public areas to be unclean as our teams across the borough do a splendid job in keeping our borough clean and tidy.”

She urged Cllr Almond – and anyone else – to look around the borough to “see the good work done by them and the recognition they get”.