Calls by Southwark Liberal Democrats for an ‘independent’ review into Southwark Council’s fire safety and fire risk assessments have been recognised after it was announced that the council has appointed Ben Bradford and his organisation, BB7, to carry out the review.

Homes in Southwark are being left empty for months outraging local people in desperate need of a new home.

Southwark Liberal Democrats are inviting local people to take part in a conversation about the future of their local area, bringing people together from across Southwark to discuss their ideas for making our borough a better place to live and work.

It is not very often you are able to draw up similarities between the remote islands of Shetland and inner city Southwark except, it seems, when it comes to slow broadband speeds. Both areas have been named in the top 20 worst places in the UK for broadband speeds in analysis produced by the consumer organisation Which?

Liberal Democrat councillors have raised serious concerns about the decision making process which led to a critical day centre being promoted as a potential developer site.