Fantastic to have Luke join us in Southwark to discuss the issues with crime and ASB we're facing locally. With Southwark facing the 5th highest number of crimes in London, it's clear that Sadiq Khan and Southwark Labour have let us down. youtube.com/shorts/bbKsX...

It's been another busy month for the Southwark Liberal Democrats - with some big wins and representing Southwark on the national stage:

For #recyclingweek, Cllr Victor Chamberlain and Cllr Graham Neale visited Southwark's reuse and recycle centre to see how our waste is recycled. Latest government stats show Southwark only recycles 30% of our waste - the top councils are Lib Dem run!

Labour say they spend money like it's their own - but all we're seeing is even more wasteful spending on substandard contract work that isn't delivering value for money. In a cost of living crisis, how a council spends hard-earned taxpayer cash is more important than ever.

People sometimes ask us - what do the Lib Dems actually stand for? Over the next few weeks, we'll chat to some of our councillors and activists to find out what liberalism means for them.

Not content with running a rail replacement bus service to disguise their failure to secure the Bakerloo Line Extension - Labour are now getting Southwark Council to foot a £5 million bill to prop up the gimmick.

2 weeks after Liberal Democrats called for divestment - Southwark Council will now take action to divest from companies linked to the occupation of Palestine, and embed the United Nations Genocide Convention in its investment charter

When you or someone you love is diagnosed with a terminal illness, money should be the last thing you need to think about. With 31% of working adults in Southwark dying in poverty, we're calling for the council to exempt those households from council tax. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news

The Labour Government's new top finance boss for local government used to be a Southwark Councillor. She should know the challenges our borough faces, and exactly how damaging the Government's plans are. Our letter to Alison McGovern:

Almost a year after the regulator found serious failings in its housing department, this Labour council is already going backwards. Residents are fed up of broken promises from London's worst landlord. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Freshly verified analysis by the Southwark Liberal Democrats has revealed that right to buy discounts have cost Southwark £230 million since 2012 80 council homes were sold last year, whilst this Labour council started building just 1 This can't go on

The fight to save Southwark's last 24/7 police front counter is not over: we've written to Sadiq Khan demanding certainty over whether Walworth's front counter will continue to operate 24/7 or will have reduced operating hours.

Two more Labour councillors have left the Labour fold after rebelling against the leadership earlier this summer. It's no surprise at all - if even Labour councillors have no confidence in the Labour party's local and national record, how can residents?

We've written to the Leader of the Council proposing to bring a cross-party motion to the next Council Assembly that would commit the council to divesting from companies complicit in the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. We can and must to more to end this horror, and get the hostages released.

Arica House major works - which came £1.3 million over budget - will finally have an investigation into it. If this investigation happened when it was first asked for my residents, the other major works scandals which total over £6 million in overspend could have been avoided. buff.ly/cN3txmi

After cuts to policing from our Labour government and Mayor, our Labour council has chosen to outsource community safety to a private contractor. Liberal Democrats want to return to real community policing and would double directly employed community safety wardens.

The Southwark Liberal Democrats are leading calls for Southwark Council to promote the Thames Water WaterHelp scheme to ensure those who are most in need get some extra help as the Cost of Living Crisis continues to bite. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that an astounding £171,000 was spent by Southwark Council on an app that over 99% of Southwark's population don't even use! Only the Lib Dems can cut down on Labour waste to deliver on your priorities. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

🎈 It's alright for some... The former Leader's resignation party cost taxpayers more than £1,000 During a cost of living crisis and a £70 million+ black hole, it's simply not acceptable.

We warned that the major works scandals uncovered through investigations would be the tip of the iceberg - Chilton Grove could be the next scandal to rock Southwark youtu.be/Ob0fxClPvKU

has joined us in Southwark to back our campaign to save the Canada Water police hub and the 24/7 front counter in Walworth www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyKY...

ICYMI: watch as Cllr Jane Salmon stuns the housing scrutiny committee into silence with a powerful speech about the major works scandals. We need proper accountability - so we're calling for these reports to come back to OSC, and for Arica House to get the same investigations.

We're campaigning to save Southwark's last 24/7 police station Our Labour Mayor and Government are making it harder to keep our streets safe at a time when we need a return to real community policing Sign our petition! www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Once again, Labour-run Southwark tops the charts for housing complaints. Only the Liberal Democrats have a plan to fix the housing department and put residents first – with transparency, accountability, and respect. buff.ly/Q17pRMA

🚨 After almost two years of waiting, we finally have official investigations into the Devon Mansions and Canada Estate Major Works scandals It makes for shocking reading, but one question remains unanswered What on earth were the Labour cabinet members doing? buff.ly/T0Pthpa

During a cost of living crisis, it's more important than ever to support local traders, who often have the most competitive prices That's why we're calling on our Labour council to make small improvements that can make a big difference in East Street Market, from more bins and toilets to free wi-fi

We've been doing the sums - and the Labour government's new approach to how it gives cash to councils is going to be deeply damaging to Southwark and London Far from levelling up, it's levelling down. We've asked the new Council leader to work with us to demand a rethink

Despite disruptive and poorly communicated works, severe flooding like we've seen on Ilderton Road today keeps happening. All the while - sky-high bills to line executive pockets during a cost of living crisis. We need to ban bonuses and introduce a new water regulator with teeth.

Southwark Labour's comedy-drama may be entertaining - but all the while residents are continuing to be ignored over housing issues, crime and anti-social behaviour is getting out of hand, and the cost of living crisis continues to bite.

At an extraordinary meeting that saw open division and chaos from the Labour benches, Southwark Labour shamefully chose to stand by the Government's devastating welfare cuts. We'll keep fighting to stand up for Southwark residents www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

TONIGHT: The Council Assembly of all Council Assemblies! 🌹 Southwark Labour will appoint their new leader (at the second try) 💸 We'll push for the council to speak out against welfare cuts, and call for a local tourist tax. Watch along here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Su...

Tonight we're putting forward a motion calling for Southwark to implement a tourist tax - just £2 a night at hotels and hostels. Manchester, Liverpool and York have all done it - so why can't Southwark? We went out to see what tourists and locals thought of the idea! youtu.be/7u7StWW1HpE

It feels like groundhog day! It turns out Southwark will get a different leader than we thought we had last week. Even Liz Truss lasted longer! Utter chaos at every level of the Labour Party - when they should be focused on delivering Southwark residents' priorities. buff.ly/4zmFfd5

It's exactly one year since the last General Election We've reflect on why Labour letting us down in Government comes as no surprise to us, and how our fantastic group of 72 MPs have fought hard for their communities. buff.ly/0GdhkZe

They say a week is a long time in politics... Whilst Labour are tying themselves in knots over factional disputes, Southwark Liberal Democrats have spent the last month championing residents and getting results.

As if the chaos in national politics wasn't enough - Southwark Labour are showing their true colours as unserious student union politicians. It's no wonder the council is run so poorly when this is how they run leadership elections! www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Congratulations to Cllr James McAsh, who will become Labour leader of the council at next week's council assembly. However, a new leader doesn't change the fact it's the same Labour council who have let us down for years, and refused to stand up for residents against this government.

Keir Starmer's favourite road is in Southwark Here's why...

We've responded to the London Plan consultation It's clear that our Labour London Mayor and Council have failed to grip the housing emergency - we need leadership and ambition. Here's our priorities: www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

We wrote to our Southwark Labour MPs to urge them to condemn the "island of strangers" speech They refused We wrote directly to Keir Starmer, and invited our Labour colleagues to join us They refused Now Starmer admits he regrets the language. Only the Lib Dems will stand up for our values

In the same week that Southwark announces a multi-million partnership with Bouygues, the BBC reports damning evidence of failure leading to balcony collapses in Barking in 2023. buff.ly/8Xq3eqa

It's London climate action week - and we're calling for Southwark to replicate Lib Dem-run Sutton's successful Green Enterprise Partnership, which supports local businesses whilst also working towards our climate goals. It's a win win! buff.ly/VTDM722

Last week, we gave the Labour group an opportunity to join us in writing to the Prime Minister, warning him to think of places like Southwark when using such dangerous and divisive rhetoric about immigration. Unfortunately, they have refused. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that in Southwark, 6,000 people could lose their PIP payments. This is an astonishing betrayal of disabled people in Southwark. In July's council assembly, we're giving Labour one last chance to decide whose side they are on. buff.ly/ztelkiZ

Once again, the Housing Ombudsman has slammed Southwark Council for housing failures - this time failing to fix contaminated water 16 months after it was reported. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Last month, the Prime Minister used worrying language - referring to an "island of strangers". Those who've chosen to make Southwark their home are not strangers to us. We're writing this letter to him to urge him to reconsider this language, and have invited our Labour colleagues to join us.

📺 To mark Carers Week, we sat down with our own Adam Hood, who is a councillor for Surrey Docks, and also a carer for his mother in law Irene. Watch the video below:

Yesterday @rachelbentleyld.bsky.social joined @londonplay.bsky.social to campaign for more and better play facilities, and caught up with some brilliant South London Kids to hear why play is so important to them and their amazing playgrounds!

Our response to the spending review - not enough ambition, not enough leadership, and it's letting communities like Southwark down. www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

We're calling for winter fuel payments to be backdated The u-turn is welcome - but it's cold comfort to all those pensioners who had to choose between heating and eating last winter, and no thanks to every single Labour councillor who voted against our motion to keep the support. buff.ly/UJlLfdV