Southwark Liberal Democrats have re-affirmed their manifesto commitment to freeze council tax for those most struggling, as the council tax rise agreed by Southwark Labour councillors comes into force from April.
Liberal Democrat councillors in Borough & Bankside and St George’s have called on Southwark Council to reject new plans that would slash affordable housing at the Borough Triangle development to just 10%.
The Canada Water Masterplan has been approved – delivering just 9% affordable housing across the scheme, a dramatic drop from the 35% originally promised to residents.
We have announced a £600m rescue plan to fix maternity care, and make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby.
Ed Davey's Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2026
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
