Last week we launched our manifesto for the 2026 local elections on May 7th. It's a bold and clear statement of our plans to keep Sutton moving forward. Here's Council Leader Barry Lewis and Deputy Leader Sam Martin explaining why it matters... You can read it here: suttonlibdems.org.uk/manifesto

We have a plan, and we need you to implement it! #voteLibDem #LoveSutton #SuttonLibDems #LocalElections

What I am standing for...

BREAKING! Today we're launching 'Keep Sutton Moving Forward', our manifesto for the 2026 local elections. It showcases the bold, ambitious and vibrant ideas that the Liberal Democrats stand ready to deliver to deliver the brightest possible future for our borough. suttonlibdems.org.uk/manifesto

Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage cheered on Trump’s illegal war in Iran, and now we are all paying the price at the pump. We want to cut Fuel Duty by 10p to save families 12p a litre and keep Britain moving.

ICYMI, I wrote about the impact of the war on families in Sutton, Cheam & Worcester Park in my latest column in the Sutton Guardian - www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2595490...

Trump's illegal war in Iran is already hitting families with higher prices at the pump. Half-measures and long-term policies won't cut it. We need to slash fuel duty now. Today we have launched our plan to keep Britain moving - including a 10% cut in fuel duty.

YOUR LOCAL CHAMPIONS: Wallington North We are proud to confirm that your Lib Dem team is… 🔶 Sunita Gordon 🔶 Barry Lewis 🔶 Aaron Goater They’re the hardworking local team with a real record of action for the community, and a strong promise of more! suttonlibdems.org.uk/wallingtonnorth

BREAKING: We’re proud to confirm our three fantastic local champions for Wallington South are running for re-election! 🔶 Sam Martin 🔶 Jayne McCoy 🔶 Muhammad Sadiq They’re committed to keep on delivering for you! More: suttonlibdems.org.uk/wallingtonsouth

MORE GREAT NEWS: We're pleased to confirm team The Wrythe! 🔶 Colin Stears 🔶 Rukhsar Askari 🔶 Ian Simpson Between their experience and dedication to serving residents... this is the team of local champions ready to keep delivering results for you! suttonlibdems.org.uk/thewrythe

We are calling time on this phone snatching epidemic. It’s time for a dedicated National Crime Agency unit to track down the professional gangs behind these thefts and end the era of daylight robbery.

HERE WE GO: Team Stonecot ✅ On May 7th, use your votes for 🔶 Rob Beck 🔶 Cumar Sahathevan … the hardworking duo, with a strong record, who will keep fighting to deliver real results for everyone in Stonecot. See More: suttonlibdems.org.uk/stonecot

BIG NEWS: The superb St Helier East team pledge to keep fighting for you! On May 7th, back: 🔶 Paul Cole 🔶 Gemma Munday to make sure St Helier East keeps its hardworking team of Lib Dem local champions! Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/she

In every community across our borough, Liberal Democrats are working hard for you. www.suttonlibdems.org.uk/our-plan

It's a day of Centrals! We're pleased to confirm that the hardworking team of... 🔶 Jake Short 🔶 Isabel Araujo 🔶 Andrew Jenner ... are standing for re-election in Carshalton Central! Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/carshaltoncentral

NEW: The hardworking team in the heart of Sutton pledge to keep fighting for you! Sutton Central, on May 7th, RE-ELECT: 🟠 Richard Choi 🟠 Cryss Mennaceur 🟠 Ed Parsley They're the team with a track record of delivering for you. Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/suttoncentral

CONFIRMED: Your ⭐️-studded hardworking local team for Sutton North: ⭐️ Yusuf Abd El-Razzak ⭐️ Sam Cumber ⭐️ Vanessa McCain They are hard at work listening to your concerns and delivering for local people, picking up the baton from the incredible Ruth Dombey.

Say hi 👋 to Team St Helier West! 🔶 Joicy Joseph 🔶 Dean Juster 🔶 Parveen Kumar Joicy, Dean and Parveen are your hardworking, dedicated local champions standing up for local people across St Helier West. Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/shw

👋🥳 MORE GREAT CANDIDATES! We're proud to confirm our candidates for Sutton South: RE-ELECT 🔶 Richard Clifton 🔶 Trish Fivey ... and they're now joined by the fantastic community champion: 🔶 Asif Hirani Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/suttonsouth

Introducing: Team Belmont! 🔶 Chandra Alapati 🔶 Joseph Barkham 🔶 Rashi Barsaiyan The three hardworking local community champions standing up for Belmont, ready to fight for the very best for the area! Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/belmont

BREAKING NEWS - Your Lib Dem candidates in Sutton West and East Cheam CONFIRMED! We're delighted to confirm that your candidates are: 🧡 Qasim Esak 🧡 Louise Phelan 🧡 Christopher Woolmer

🔶 MORE GREAT CANDIDATES 🔶 Tom Foster and Dr Brendan Hudson are the superb local champions fighting for you in Hackbridge! They've got both the experience and positive approach it takes to stand up for local people and fight for the best possible future for the area.

*CONFIRMED* your brilliant local Lib Dem team for Beddington... 🔶 Sue Ebanks 🔶 Chante O'Shaughnessy 🔶 Rob Leah Beddington deserves hardworking local champions representing it on the Council, and Sue, Chante and Rob fit that bill perfectly.

Yes - there's more! We're delighted to confirm our candidates for Carshalton South & Clockhouse: 🔶 Lisa Webster (running for re-election!) 🟨 Noor Sumun 🟠 Pete Chubb A fantastic, experienced, hardworking team ready to fight for the very best for the area.

Breaking News! We are pleased to announce our hardworking local Lib Dem candidates for the two Worcester Park wards: 🔶Jenna Hartley-Smith and Luni Sabharwal for South 🔶Joanna Elgarf and Israel Owoade for North! They are the local champions Worcester Park deserves.

More great candidate news! We're proud to confirm that our hardworking local Lib Dem candidates for South Beddington & Roundshaw are Ed Joyce, Judy Walsh and Sunil Kumar! Between them they have years of experience fighting for local people. Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/sbr

We have some exciting news... Introducing your Liberal Democrat candidates for North Cheam! James, Naveen and Jason are the hardworking local team standing up for everyone in North Cheam. Back them on 7th May to help them fight for Sutton's future. Find out more: suttonlibdems.org.uk/northcheam

Tonight, we have passed a budget that delivers Sutton's future. Despite these uncertain economic times, the Sutton Lib Dems are always the ones fighting for the very best for Sutton.

It’s still raining but it’s not putting us off talking to local residents. @mertonlibdems.bsky.social and @suttonlibdems.bsky.social are working hard all year round, every year and will always put our community first. #VoteLibDem this May #London

This is an enormous moment for our borough. After years of hard work and development, we are incredibly proud to be delivering the London Cancer Hub. It will create thousands of jobs and make our borough a global name in life sciences. www.suttonlibdems.org.uk/news/article...

At tonight’s full council meeting the Sutton Lib Dems have once again laid out our bold, ambitious plan for Sutton’s future. We don’t give in to pessimism or look backwards - we take real, concrete and positive steps forward. www.suttonlibdems.org.uk/news/article...

🧵 At tonight’s full council meeting, we have reiterated our commitment to defending the values of modern, diverse and welcoming Sutton against those who seek to divide us. Cllr Barry Lewis opened the debate with a vision for his grandchildren.

An amazing Sutton Mid-Autumn Festival 2025! Thousands attended, powered by 60+ volunteers, 100~ performers, & 15 orgs. Huge thanks to @luketaylorld.bsky.social & Cllr Barry Lewis for their inspiring speeches! And immense gratitude to key partners People Arise Now & F.C. Sutton Hongkonger.

Polls are interesting, but when parties run campaigns, and they are asked who they back to stand up for them, the only party challenging Reform are the Lib Dems. I'm sure that this trend will get the media coverage it warrants.

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home. I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

Scrapping the two child benefit cap could lift 630,000 children out of poverty, says the IFS. My @libdems.org.uk MP colleagues and I will continue to urge the Government to scrap the cap - let’s hope it’s in the Budget www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Brilliant to see our campaign in Sutton for a new 96-place SEND school in Rosehill pay off as the contract for the Angel Hill School is signed, with work set to begin in the next few months. www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/re...

Russia is murdering civilians in Ukraine every night, please don’t forget that this is going on. Russia is a terrorist state, and it had paid agents at the very top of Nigel’s Reform Ltd. Reform are rotten to the core, and traitors to our country and must be challenged at every turn.

On Christmas morning 2021, Lillie Clack was hit by a drunk driver travelling up to 100mph. She died three days later. Her family have been bravely fighting for Lillie's law, which I'm backing. It is right that we permanently revoke someone's license if found guilty of death by careless driving.

We cannot let hate win.

Quite astonishing that the Conservatives now have MPs calling for revoking people's right to live in the UK. Until now only the far right have proposed that.

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk has written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

If Labour agree that the Tories' botched Brexit deal is hurting our country, they should stop complaining and start fixing it. Starting with a new UK-EU customs union.

Great to join the parliamentary event today on the BNO route and the threat of the 10-year settlement change. Huge thanks to @luketaylorld.bsky.social , EmilyDarlingtonMP & Carmen Lau from HKDC for hosting. I was proud to share our community's concerns with Cllr AndyNg and fellow activists.

Big thanks to speakers @luketaylorld.bsky.social, Mike Martin MP, and Lee Wing-Tat for their valuable insights! Thanks @suttonlibdems.bsky.social for hosting the "Hong Kong, Global Security & Your Future" event last night. It was great to see so many #Hongkongers attend.

"The way to see off the populist right isn’t to cower in its shadow; it’s to step up and offer a compelling, positive alternative." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calling for a new, positive relationship with Europe including a UK-EU customs union.

The world is looking on in horror as Netanyahu's Government plots to lock Gaza's entire population into effectively a giant prison. The Prime Minister should make it clear that the UK won't stand idly by, starting by sanctioning Netanyahu himself.

It’s about time the Government came to its senses. We @libdems.org.uk have been demanding Ofwat be scrapped since 2022. We need a tough, effective regulator that finally puts the people of Epsom & Ewell + our waterways first, not Thames Water executives + their profits. buff.ly/2iL8EXx

This record of failure shows water regulation in our country is broken. Water companies are getting away with polluting our rivers on an industrial scale and face little more than a slap on the wrist.

The government must bring forward a proper overhaul of our water sector starting by scrapping the failed watchdog Ofwat. People are fed up with empty promises from ministers while Britain's waterways continue to be ruined by sewage. news.sky.com/story/sewage...