Opinion: Labour have lost control of development in Southwark, and residents are the ones paying for it
Labour have lost control of development in Southwark, and residents are the ones paying for it
11 Dec 2025
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Liberal Democrats invite Japanese ambassador to try pie and mash in Southwark
Southwark Liberal Democrats have formally invited the Japanese ambassador to Britain - his excellency Hiroshi Suzuki - to Southwark to sample traditional pie and mash – in the borough where the first pie and mash shop is said to have opened.
10 Dec 2025
Sadiq Khan’s inflation-busting tube fare rises show “Labour have given up on London”
Tube fares in London will rise by 5.8% - more than inflation and despite a national fare freeze – Labour’s London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has confirmed.
9 Dec 2025
Liberal Democrats demand local communities see benefit of Tourist Tax
Southwark Liberal Democrats have formally responded to the Government’s consultation on the new “overnight visitor levy” - sometimes known as a tourist tax – to demand that at least two thirds of the funds raised are kept by the council.
8 Dec 2025
Canada Water Masterplan will now deliver just 3% affordable homes in “betrayal” of communities.
The Canada Water Masterplan – the outline planning agreement between Southwark Council and developers to create 3,000 homes and a new “town centre” in the Rotherhithe district - will now only deliver 3% affordable homes
3 Dec 2025
Social Housing Waiting List Hits Record 21,604 Households, as 2,447 Homes Stay Empty in Southwark
Southwark’s social housing waiting list has hit 21,604 households, the Liberal Democrats have confirmed. The figure represents 1 in 6 households in Southwark. Meanwhile, new Government statistics has shown that there are over 2,400 empty homes
1 Dec 2025
