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Your Local Lib Dem Team
Meet your local Lib Dem team We have 12 Southwark Liberal Democrat councillors standing up for you on Southwark Council. To find out more about your Southwark Liberal Democrat team, click on a ward…
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What We Stand For
Find out more about the core principles and values of the Liberal Democrat party
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No Southwark MPs Commit to Voting Against “Unprecedented” Welfare Cuts
None of the 5 MPs covering Southwark have joined the 42 Labour MPs who have publicly committed to voting against the forthcoming cuts to welfare, which were branded “unprecedented” by anti-poverty…
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Standing Up to Divisive Politics
Southwark Liberal Democrats have written to the 5 local MPs and council leader urging them to condemn the "dangerous" rhetoric from Keir Starmer, in which he said the UK risked becoming an "island of…
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Two More Primary Schools Set to Close Despite Campaign to Save Them
Charlotte Sharman and St Mary Magdalene schools are now set to close on the 31st August, new reports from the council have confirmed, after attempts by the Liberal Democrats to halt the decision has…
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Liberal Democrats slam Chancellor’s jobs tax with employees in Southwark facing financial hit of £4,447
Cllr Rachel Bentley has demanded the Chancellor ‘immediately scrap her jobs tax’ as new research revealed that employees in Southwark face an estimated hit of more than £4000.
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Southwark Council Failing to Crack Down on Idling Vehicles
Research by the Southwark Liberal Democrats has found that in 2024, Southwark Council issued just 8 fines for vehicle idling, and raising just £1000 in fines across 5 years.
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Liberal Democrats Surge Past Conservatives – Labour Rejected Across the Country
The Liberal Democrats have made history in the local elections – overtaking the Conservatives for the first time ever in local government. But behind the headlines lies a serious warning for…
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Liberal Democrats Demand Action as Southwark Phone Theft Reaches Record High
Southwark Liberal Democrats have written to Sir Sadiq Khan demanding action, as new data shows that in March 2025, 502 phone thefts were recorded in Southwark – the highest since records began…
