Labour Councillors in Southwark have voted down plans to create a £13m retrofit grant fund for low-income households put forward by the Liberal Democrat opposition.
At the council’s annual budget setting meeting last night, Southwark Labour voted against the Liberal Democrats bold plan to address the council’s record on customer service.
Sustainability professional and former councillor Josh Matthews selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate.
Southwark Liberal Democrat council group, the only opposition in Southwark, have put forward an alternative council budget for 2024/25.
An FOI has revealed that Southwark Council received 4,295 formal complaints regarding major works and repairs between October 2022 and October 2023.
Southwark Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Victor Chamberlain gave evidence on behalf of the Local Government Association to a parliamentary Select Committee highlighting the need for far more social housing to provide homes for disabled residents.
