Flytipping on Southwark’s streets has increased by 12% since the Labour council introduced a new £16 charge to collect bulky waste from residents last year. Liberal Democrats warned the Council that the new policy would lead to more flytipping and residents are now reporting more and more incidents around the borough after Labour councillors forced […]

Southwark Liberal Democrats have submitted a response to the council’s ‘Childcare Commission’, which is tasked with finding a response to the growing problem of high childcare costs. Our response is published below. ————————————————————————————— LIBERAL DEMOCRAT SUBMISSION TO SOUTHWARK CHILDCARE COMMISSION Cost of childcare Every parent in our borough will have faced challenges with childcare. The […]

Local Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes has taken to the streets to hear what local businesses have to say about extending the Bakerloo line down Old Kent Road. The Bermondsey MP was joined by London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon and Lib Dem council group leader Cllr Anood Al-Samerai for a ‘walkabout’ along the road to […]

Southwark’s Labour administration must “stop dithering and start delivering” on improving cycle safety in the borough. That’s the call from Lib Dem opposition councillors following news that the Aylesbury Estate redevelopment will not included segregated cycle lanes – despite it being promised by Labour councillors on a number of occasions. Instead developer Notting Hill Housing Trust […]

The Liberal Democrats will more than triple investment in the early years ‘pupil premium’ cash for children from disadvantaged backgrounds under manifesto plans announced by Schools Minister David Laws. The early years funding was announced in March 2014 and is currently worth £300 for every disadvantaged child. Liberal Democrats want to extend this to £1000, […]

Liberal Democrat London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon has been on London Live TV today talking about children missing from care, in relation to the recent abuse scandal in Rotherham. Watch the clip here Caroline has done a lot of work on this topic, including putting together a full report on London’s missing children earlier this […]

A new petition has been started to get the Mayor of London and TfL to agree to a two-branch extension of the Bakerloo line. Please support the campaign by adding your name! The campaign for a Bakerloo extension beyond Elephant & Castle is a cross-party campaign organised by Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP Simon Hughes. […]

Liberal Democrats have welcomed a change in heart by Southwark’s Labour administration which could see an end to the sale of all council homes worth under £500,000. All council properties valued at more than £300,000 are currently considered for sale when they become empty. However a Cabinet paper next week could see this minimum value […]

A) One single minute of a council meeting to announce new Labour Cabinet members! Read the full story here!

All thirteen Liberal Democrat councillors in Southwark will be on the frontline as spokespeople for the Group in a new look format to replace the old Shadow Cabinet system. All Lib Dem councillors, including the five newly elected councillors, will take on one area of council business each this year to work as a collective […]