Southwark Liberal Democrats call for council leader to oppose changes to indefinite leave to remain
Southwark Liberal Democrats call for council leader to oppose changes to indefinite leave to remain
5 Feb 2026
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Housing watchdog orders compensation of £6,000 after council left children with damp and mould for five years
A new report from the Housing Ombudsman has exposed serious and repeated housing failures, including at Southwark Council, with families left for years in damp, mouldy and unsafe homes and offered derisory compensation when things went wrong.
3 Feb 2026
Southwark Liberal Democrats renew campaign as Southwark fails to act on LGBTQ+ history
At the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, Liberal Democrat Councillor Victor Chamberlain has renewed the campaign for Southwark Council to properly and visibly recognise the borough’s LGBTQ+ history, criticising continued inaction.
2 Feb 2026
2026 must be the year Southwark chooses change
Opinion from Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition Cllr Victor Chamberlain originally published in Southwark News
29 Jan 2026
Southwark Liberal Democrats call for leasehold to be abolished in face of “timid” approach from Labour
Southwark Liberal Democrats have hit out at the Government’s proposed leasehold reforms – saying that whilst the ground rent cap is welcome progress, much more work needs to be done to end what they’re dubbing “fleecehold”.
28 Jan 2026
Bombshell revelation shows Labour “abandoned” oversight of £7 million+ overspent major works projects
An FOI request has shown that the “major works core group” - which was comprised of the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing - “had not been in existence for some time”
27 Jan 2026
