Did Labour MPs ever imagine that they would be ending the first period of their first government in more than 14 years with their own Home Secretary feeling the need to publicly deny that she plans to defect to Reform?

@brendadacres.bsky.social refusal to take my complaints about the UCKG’s relationship with Lewisham Council seriously was a key factor in me leaving the Labour party to join the Greens. Reselecting Kim Powell is yet another example of her chaotic leadership. www.the-londoner.co.uk/another-coun...

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform.... Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally. It's time for Proportional Representation. www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

Over 100 killed by strikes overnight, including more than 40 children, and now yet more military aggression by Israel in clear violation of the ceasefire. The UK cannot abide this - Israel cannot be permitted to act with impunity. news.sky.com/story/israel...

Thoughts with everyone affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean - absolutely devastating. Thinking of the many Lewisham residents with relatives in Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti

A packed out meeting hall of @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social tonight 🤩 Our membership secretary announced we're currently on 2,059 members and rising 🚀 Something special is happening. Get involved at join.greenparty.org.uk 💚

Awaab's Law has now come into effect. But is @lewisham.gov.uk ready to meet it's obligations as a landlord? After a damning Housing Ombudsman report, I've written to the Cabinet Member and Director for Housing to get assurances for our residents. #awaabslaw #dampandmould

It's been over two weeks since I wrote to Mayor of Lewisham @brendadacres.bsky.social about @lewisham.gov.uk's controversial use of the Proceeds of Crime Act. Not even an acknowledgment to my request. Is this how @lewishamlabour.bsky.social treats our local businesses?

Green Party Deputy Leader, @mothinali.bsky.social, has responded ...

We are disappointed and deeply concerned that permanent, live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras have been installed in Croydon, South London. www.metengage.co.uk/Alerts/A/332...

Residents need assurances that POCA isn't being used to generate income for @lewisham.gov.uk Criminalising migrant business owners has serious equality implications - the council needs to show it has met its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty www.lbc.co.uk/article/fami...

The Green surge is breaking limits! 😲 Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚

The Green surge is here - join today and be a part of it! join.greenparty.org.uk

Lower Bills. Protect our NHS. And invest in our communities. Let's make hope normal again. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I have written to @brendadacres.bsky.social, @ese-erheriene.bsky.social and @jamesjwalsh.bsky.social regarding @lewisham.gov.uk's use of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) against local businesses and its potential disproportionate impacts on migrant communities. 🔗HTML docs.google.com/document/d/1...

www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-cou... @weownit.org.uk @liamshrivastava.bsky.social

chuffed.org/project/1285... We are fundraising for a film to highlight #TFE, a #PredictivePolicing operation targeting vulnerable #KidsOfColour in schools. Police and profiling systems have no place in education. Surveillance isn't safeguarding. #EndThinkSurveillance 🎬

When my niece was in primary school in Lewisham, living nr the South Circular, she + many children in her class had inhalers. Their GP said they were having to prescribe inhalers to ever more children - well above the national average. The reality of air pollution is children struggling to breathe.

Disappointing but not surprising by Labour. This has happened in a London borough where these policies would directly help so many people, where child and youth services have been cut for years and also where Thames Water has cut water to houses, not repaired leaks, routinely raised prices and more.

London’s #AirPollution has dropped significantly over the last few years; thank you @london.gov.uk! BUT - at least two monitors are NOT meeting the NO2 annual average (technicalities). The #Brixton & #Lewisham monitors still show exceedances. (See image, from the London Air website).

Tonight Lewisham Labour voted ❌ Against expanding childcare for families on lowest incomes ❌ Against scrapping the 2-child benefit cap ❌ Against Nationalising Thames Water If you want a party that stands up for all, join @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social and let's build an alternative

Lewisham Greens are bringing a Council motion to demand public ownership of Thames Water. Alongside @compassoffice.bsky.social, we're working with Councils in the Thames Water region to to make their position clear. Listen to @liamshrivastava.bsky.social talk about why he's bringing the motion here'

"My door is always open for conversations with Jeremy and Zarah, two people committed to making our country fairer who I really respect. All my energy is focused on what I can do towards that end, and that’s to keep growing @greenparty.org.uk" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

With the growing threat of the far right, egos and historical grievances must not hold us back from the alliance we need in these tumultuous and uncertain times. My piece in @redpeppermag.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

Great weekend campaigning in Ladywell, Telegraph Hill and New Cross Gate with @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social Spoke to lots of frustrated Labour voters who now intend to vote green 💚 Labour has failed our communities - the Greens are here to replace them. #GetGreensElected

Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ⤵️ join.greenparty.org.uk?utm_source=s...

This next 12 months is going to be pivotal for the future of the left in the UK. It's time we build something to be proud of, together 💚

Great article on organising the left challenge from below by Lewisham Green group leader @liamshrivastava.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

For @redpeppermag.bsky.social, I wrote about how a Green Party led from the left by @zackpolanski.bsky.social will align, not conflict with the embryonic Your Party www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

I agree with Mia! "Mia Kaivanto, 18, raised concerns about data privacy. She said: "More surveillance isn't necessarily equivalent to more efficient arrests."" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m so grateful for the surge of support in every corner. Thank you to my colleague @carolinerussell.bsky.social for the endorsement too! But I’m by no means complacent. Votes close at the end of the month. Remind members to vote. Let’s make this happen.

It's been a minute since I left Labour and joined the @greenparty.org.uk Here's a message on what @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social have been up to and why YOU should join us. We're building a real alternative in Lewisham. Join us and become a part of it Drop a comment below 👇 or send me a message 📥

Excited to have voted for what I think will make a strong and complimentary @greenparty.org.uk Leadership team: @zackpolanski.bsky.social for Leader @mothinali.bsky.social (1) & @rachelmillward.bsky.social (2) as Deputies Let's go!

Following Angela Rayner's announcement that Councils will be allowed to sell off allotments and other community assets, I have today written to @brendadacres.bsky.social asking for a commitment that @lewisham.gov.uk will not sell any of its 37 allotment sites

I know residents and cyclists are concerned over the recent closure outside this tunnel by Senegal Road along the Q10 cycle route near Surrey Canal Road. This is due to district heating installation by SELCHP. Unfortunately, the path is expected to be blocked off until the end of October

In this house, our policies are led by the people! 💚 On Tuesday, we had a super energising and empowering “Policy Jam” 🍯 Our Green Cllr @liamshrivastava.bsky.social gave us an update on his recent work in the council holding the Labour group to account. Join us now and help us!

Today, Chris Kaba should have been celebrating his 27th birthday - but was killed by the Met. in Sept. 2022. To honour Chris, @inquest-org.bsky.social is sharing a very special episode of its Unlawful Killing podcast @lucybrisbane.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social pod.link/1717049291/e...

Excellent policy session with @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social tonight! The local party is fizzing with brilliant ideas on the housing crisis, the environment and making the borough truly representative of our diverse communities Help us build something transformative ⬇️ join.greenparty.org.uk

"The masks have fallen. This is a western genocide. Israel plays an important role in the US-led imperial global order… it is a self-styled western outpost...It is armed to the teeth. And it does the west's dirty work” - @nimersultany.bsky.social Part 1 of my 🇵🇸 divest speech at @lewisham.gov.uk

I spoke to @politicshome.bsky.social about how Labour's control-freakery makes it a dead-end for socialists - as evidenced by the farce in @southwarklabour.bsky.social and the MP suspensions. This could mean some BIG @greenparty.org.uk gains in London next year👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Read this report on the 🇵🇸 divestment meeting @lewisham.gov.uk last week I saw a number of empty seats in the council chamber - Labour is clearly divided on its stance with Palestine and there's a complete leadership vacuum on the issue - the Greens are filling it. www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

In pink, the very sweet and peaceful Anna, 80-year-old with serious health issues, well loved in our South East London community for her generosity and kindness, being arrested as a terrorist! @elliereeves.bsky.social, my MP, what is your government doing?? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

How is it justifiable that people celebrating their heritage, dancing in the streets, wearing traditional clothing, attending with their family and friends, should be scanned and tracked like potential criminals? This feels rushed and massively targeted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Green group leader Liam Shrivastava's Divest for Palestine motion "watered down". www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-div...

Last night, @lewisham.gov.uk voted to divest its pensions investments away from genocide. This is a huge win for the divest campaign and demonstrates the power of activism. A few months ago, Labour was punishing Cllrs like me for bringing Palestine divestment motions, now it’s voting for them.

📺 MOTHIN INTERVIEWED BY PETER OBORNE here's a clip, from the full interview (link below) Radical green industries creating jobs in towns and cities decimated by tory deindustrialisation! youtube.com/watch?v=IJi0Dt… mothinali.com#Mothin4Deputyt#HeroofHarehillsl#ThePeoplesDeputyty

And the Universal Credit bill has passed. Some of the sickest people in the country will suffer needlessly more now. There is no justification, no excuse. Just ugly, cruel choices by ministers too cowardly to tax the wealthy rather than cut the poor. A shameful day for Starmer’s Labour.

Proud to submit a @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social motion to @lewisham.gov.uk, committing to divestment from genocide. Cllrs will also consider a divestment petition signed by over 3000 residents. Let's make Lewisham an apartheid-free borough! 🇵🇸 councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s1...

The UK government is targeting protestors for speaking out for Palestinian rights. The Secretary General of @amnesty.org, Agnes Callamard, spoke about the UK’s repressive measures at Amplify – Amnesty UK’s National Conference.

I have huge respect for Zarah and Jeremy. Like many of us, they recognise that to build an alternative to the UK's rightward shift, socialists must work outside of Labour. This will require a coalition of forces that includes their project and an eco-socialist green party.