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Welcome to the Southwark Liberal Democrat website. Here you can find out about my work as leader of Southwark Council, as well as about our local campaigns.
You can check up on news from Simon Hughes MP, GLA member Caroline Pidgeon, and your local Lib Dem councillors and campaigners.
You can also find out how to contact us and how you can get involved in our campaigns on housing, the environment and for better public transport.
Cllr Nick Stanton, Leader of Southwark Council
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Hughes quizzes minister over future of Thameslink plans for London Bridge station
Thu 4th Feb 2010
In a debate in the House of Commons this week (2nd February) Simon Hughes quizzed junior transport minister Chris Mole about the future of the planned rebuild works at London Bridge station. Recent reports have suggested that the government is not now certain that the money will exist to start the works which are due to begin in the autumn on 2012.
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Read "Hughes quizzes minister over future of Thameslink plans for London Bridge station" in full.
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TfL boss to join MP Hughes' checking out overcrowded buses in Bermondsey
Thu 4th Feb 2010
Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat member of parliament for North Southwark and Bermondsey, met at the House of Commons this week with top Transport for London bosses to raise major issues of concern to his constituents and other travellers in Southwark. Issues discussed included the reopening of the East London Line, the present and future disruption on the Jubilee and Northern Lines, the closures of the Rotherhithe tunnel, overcrowding on the buses, the lack of a countdown indicator at local bus stops, the bus lane along Jamaica Road, the unfriendly attitudes of some bus drivers, dangerous potholes on main roads and the plans for the roundabouts at the Elephant and Castle.
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Read "TfL boss to join MP Hughes' checking out overcrowded buses in Bermondsey" in full.
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