🌹Mainstream's Interim Council sends its congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social, whom we endorsed after a ballot of our members. This result must mark a shift toward a broader, bolder politics within Labour - so that we can build a democratic socialist programme to inspire the country.

The Bakerloop is here. A brand-new electric express bus service connecting communities from Waterloo to Lewisham. Launching on Saturday 27 September, we’re offering one week of free travel on the Bakerloop so Londoners can see for themselves how it could transform their everyday journeys.

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

At LREF yesterday, CLF hosted a panel discussion with @brendadacres.bsky.social, @helendennis.bsky.social & others on the Bakerloo Line Upgrade and Extension. The panel discussed current progress, funding options and the project’s role in enabling new housing, jobs and growth in Central London.

Action to divest the Southwark Pension Fund from conflict and genocide - statement from Southwark Council. For full details of the four actions the council will take please find out more via the link below. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/ac...

It's probably time I let people know that I've made the tough decision not to stand again for election in May 2026. It's been a great privilege to serve as Labour & Co-op Cllr for Chaucer Ward for the last 10 years and lots still to get done before May!

GAZA LATEST 🔴 ▪️ ‘No credible evidence’ Al Jazeera journalist killed in targeted Israeli strike was part of Hamas ▪️ Israel admits to targeting Anas Al-Sharif ▪️ Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ in planned takeover of Gaza ▪️ AJ journalist's final message: 'Israel has succeeded in killing me'

If ‘the West’ doesn’t act soon there won’t be any Gazans left to save. The fact there are no easy solutions does not excuse us from finding one, and from finding it now. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

An excellent & thought-provoking day today at the Fabian Society Housing Mission Summit. Brilliant sessions on skills, homelessness & long-term housing strategy and caught up with some fantastic London Labour colleagues.

. @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social is one of the best 🌹

Southwark Council has released the following statement following the 15 July planning committee meeting to discuss the Aylesham site in Peckham www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/so...

A truly chilling report. The Israeli Defence Minister has is asking the IDF to draw up plans to force 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah- something he’s calling a “humanitarian city.” Once in they wouldn’t be allowed to leave. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

A pleasure to be at the Foreign Office this morning supporting the launch of the UK's approach to Freedom of Religion or Belief, the fruit of work led by David Smith MP. Such an important strand of human rights work with the situation worsening in so many places around the globe.

Well worth reading the whole thread below. Focus for new AHP on social rent homes, exempting new build council homes from Right to Buy for 35 years & allowing councils to combine RtB receipts with grant - game changer...

A Timms Review from the outset on a sensible timetable could have been a fine thing. Listen, co-produce, build consensus. We need to build an effective & sustainable system but welfare reform is far too important to be rushed...

Congratulations to my Cabinet colleague and friend @jamesmcash.bsky.social on his election as Leader of Southwark Labour. He will be our nomination for Leader of the Council next week and I know he will work tirelessly to deliver a fairer & healthier Southwark 👏👏👏

Brilliant news that Southwark has been rated 3rd best single tier council for climate action in the whole of the UK! And top performer on planning & land use - proud of everyone involved! @johnbatteson.bsky.social

Last week we launched our plan to tackle homelessness through £11m in investment buying back council homes and making homelessness services more accessible to the people that really need them. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/co...

Last week I visited the new Barratts development on Ilderton Road which delivers new homes as well as storage/logistics space. The scheme delivers 35% affordable housing and I'm delighted that 58 much-needed new social rent homes managed by L&G will soon be occupied by Southwark residents 👏👏👏

Do you live or work around the Old Kent Road? We want your input on how developments can best benefit the area. The OKR Community Review Panel meets monthly to discuss planning proposals and advise the council on how developments can meet the needs of local people. oldkentroad.org.uk/crp/

Labour is investing £39bn in the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation.

Powerful intervention from Gordon Brown ahead of assisted dying votes later this week. Palliative care must surely be the priority. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We’re excited for the Bakerloop, but Londoners have said loud and clear that they want the Bakerloo Line Upgrade and Extension We need your help to tell the government it’s time to #BackTheBakerloo Take a minute today and pledge your support www.backthebakerloo.org.uk#signup

A good week for housing! Rough sleeping finally to be decriminalised and £39bn for new social and affordable housing (mostly social given government's clear focus) will be transformative. Well done @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social & Angela Rayner 🌹

On the 8th anniversary of the terror attacks on London Bridge and Borough, we remember the eight people who tragically lost their lives, and the many more who were affected by the events of that night. We will never forget them.

It has been an absolute pleasure working with Kieron as a member of his Cabinet in Southwark. He steps down with a huge amount to be proud of including his leadership on the Future of Council Housing 👇

A beautiful morning talking to residents this morning on the Tabard Estate with @southwarklabour.bsky.social

I completely missed this @compassoffice.bsky.social conference despite it being in my own borough 🤦‍♀️ Feels like an important moment for the party & great to see @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social contributing alongside Andy Burnham & Lou Haigh #RadicalRenewal

Loud applause for @andyburnham.bsky.social at our closing plenary calling on Reeves to use the spending review to unlock the biggest council & social house building programme the UK has seen since the 50s. With Right to Buy, “we are losing more than we are building”. #RadicalRenewal

Great to speak to @louisehaighmp.bsky.social after her speech at our opening plenary. The future of this country is in our hands - let's be bold. #RadicalRenewal

Proud to speak on the panel making the case to extend the Bakerloo Line: more homes, jobs, greener travel and better connections for South-East London. It’s not just good for London, it’s good for the UK’s economic growth. Let’s get it done. #BackTheBakerloo

A pleasure to be at #UKREiiF for Southwark making the case for the Bakerloo Line Upgrade & Extension. It’s exciting, urgent & shovel-ready. Momentum is building!

South London wins!!!!! #CPFC #FACup 🦅

Fantastic Southwark Civic Awards this morning & especially to celebrate with Mayo from Rockingham FC (Young Citizen of the Year!) and the Borough Food Cooperative. Thanks for all you do!

A cross-party coalition of more than 100 local authorities including Southwark Council is calling on the Government to support a transformative new Green and Decent Homes Programme www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/co...

Labour are building genuinely affordable homes for local people 🏡 Last year more social rent homes were completed in Southwark than in any other London borough 🏗️ Meanwhile no Lib Dem councils in London managed to start building a single new social rent home ❌

So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.

When it comes to the housing crisis, we clearly face an extraordinary challenge. As Mayor, I'm determined to give it everything we've got—with a radical step-change in our approach. www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...

Southwark Council statement in response to Berkeley Homes’ decision to submit an appeal on its planning application for the Aylesham Centre site southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/st...

Today marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 #VEDay80 On this day eighty years ago, street parties were held across Southwark and beyond to celebrate this momentous occasion and some of the photos from that day can be seen below

Today Labour have announced a crackdown on fly tipping: ✅ New £1,000 fines for fly tipping in Southwark ✅ New powers for the council to seize and crush waste criminals’ vans ✅ New technology used to identify fly-tip vehicles ✅ New sentences for waste criminals

Local people have celebrated the opening of 22 new council homes at Lomond Grove in Camberwell, the latest development in our ambitious council housing programme southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...

What a result! What a team! In the final! #GladAllOver #CPFC 🦅

Absolute class from Eze! 🦅 #CPFC

A lovely day to be out speaking to residents around Trinity Church Square. Such a beautiful Southwark spot! Thanks to this amazing @southwarklabour.bsky.social team! 🌹

Such an exciting project. And in addition to the Olympic Legacy Fund, I’m delighted that Southwark Council is contributing an additional £1m via Local CIL (secured from developers by the council) to deliver this…

Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation.

Southwark Labour announces £20 million investment for local projects, with first £5 million to include: 🏓 £ 1 million for Marlborough Sports Garden 🌳 £700,000 for a new community hub in Leyton Square park 🦆 £200,000 to revitalise Albion Channel in Rotherhithe

Lovely to see @jessiejacobs.bsky.social whilst in Cornwall and to help out with a spot of leafleting in Newquay. Good luck Jessie! 🌹