“Disgraceful” Levelling Up snub ignores community in Southwark

The Government has failed to inject money and support local communities in Southwark in today’s Levelling Up funding announcement.

It comes despite Rishi Sunak’s own constituency of Richmond in Yorkshire receiving £19m of levelling up funding.

If the bid had been successful, it would have provided funding for vital improvements to the historic Peckham Rye station, including sustainability and safety measures.

Responding to the news that Southwark has been left out of the latest round of investment and received no levelling up funding from the Government, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group in Southwark Council, Victor Chamberlain, said: 

“This Conservative Government has chosen to ignore the pleas of our local community, showing yet again they are taking families here for granted. Had our bid been successful, the lives of people in Southwark would have been significantly improved.

“Instead, we have been left out and forced to fend for ourselves while the Prime Minister lines the pocket of his own area. It’s a disgrace. 

“The people of Southwark have been let down today, but the Liberal Democrats will ensure that the Government’s decision does not mean we are left behind. We will never stop fighting for a fair deal for our community.”