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Southwark Liberal Democrats
Working hard for Southwark all year round
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Meet Your Local Lib Dem Team
Our Liberal Democrat councillors from the official opposition in the Town Hall.
The Latest News from the Southwark Liberal Democrats
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Southwark Homelessness Rises by 13% In A Year, 5th Highest in London – New Data Shows
In 2023/2024, 3310 households approached the Council presenting as homeless, new Government statistics have confirmed. In the previous year the figure was 2936, a rise of 12.7%
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Opposition calls on Energy Minister to Investigate Southwark Council Over Ripped-Off Leaseholders
Southwark Liberal Democrats have written to Miatta Fahnbulleh, Energy Minister and Labour MP for Peckham, to demand she investigates and intervenes in several cases of leaseholder’s extortionate energy bills.
National News from the Liberal Democrats
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Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
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A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
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The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
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About us
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.