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 […]

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 […]

Thank you to everyone who gave us their support in the local elections. We worked very hard to get across our local message across, speaking to thousands of residents about our ambitious vision for Southwark. A huge thank you goes to all the volunteers who delivered leaflets, knocked on doors, made phone calls or helped […]

Election day is finally here, and the polls are now open (from 7am) for you to elect your local councillors. So please register your vote for your local Liberal Democrat candidates by 10pm tonight. The Liberal Democrat team in Southwark has spent a lot of time talking to residents and telling them what they can expect […]

A Liberal Democrat council in Southwark would cut waste, get better value for money and give every resident a reduction in council tax. Our local economy has been through some tough times in recent years, but this hasn’t stopped this Labour council from racking up a huge annual bill of £9.3m on waste and non-essential […]

Liberal Democrat councillors and campaigners have been working hard to talk to voters about local issues and how we want to change Southwark for the better. Please help us kick out Southwark’s Labour council by giving us your vote on Thursday! Our key commitments on homes, kids, jobs and a council tax cut have been going down […]

Good news today with reports that the unemployment rate has hit a five year low (at 6.8% nationwide). The number of people in employment is up too – so this isn’t just fewer people signing on, it’s more people in paid work as well. And across the board, earnings are increasing faster than prices. This is […]