Cllr Ben Kind – More Ball Games in Lambeth
Cllr David Oxley (Stockwell West and Larkhall), Cllr Joanne Simpson (Stockwell West and Larkhall), Cllr Claire Holland (Leader of Lambeth Labour), Cllr Ben Kind (Cabinet Member for Children and Families).
Labour to introduce buffer zones for abortion clinics
Lambeth Labour welcomes the Labour Government’s announcement to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics and we are proud of the part we have played in realising this policy. For many years, our Labour-led Council has worked closely with Marie Stopes and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to collate evidence of harmful protests, as well as […]
No Smoking Day 2024
Cllr Jim Dickson – Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (Job Share) On No Smoking Day this year (Wednesday 13th March) I was in the unfamiliar position of wanting to say thank you to ministers, for prioritising Stop Smoking, the most important of all the public health issues we face. And to add the voice of […]
It’s Time to Lift the Ban
Cllr Jim Dickson, Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (Lambeth) & Cllr Jasmine Ali, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Refugees (Southwark) It is a startling state of affairs that in 2023 and with the UK facing severe labour shortages, our country still bans people seeking refuge from war and conflict from finding […]
SAVE LAMBETH’S STATION TICKET OFFICES
Martin Abrams – Councillor for Streatham St Leonard’s The Tory government have backed plans to close train station ticket offices, ignoring the needs of passengers and putting jobs at risk during a cost of living crisis! On Wednesday 5th July, the Rail Delivery Group, which represents all train operators, with the Conservative Government’s support, has […]
Our NHS needs a 75th birthday present of investment and innovation
Cllr Jim Dickson – Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities Today, the 75th birthday of our treasured NHS, should be an occasion of joy and celebration. And it is certainly a day when we give thanks for the amazing national institution that has done so much to remove fear from the prospect of accessing health, and […]
Lambeth Labour responds to Illegal Migration Bill
Pictured: Lambeth Councillors celebrate being awarded Borough of Sanctuary status Cllr Ibtisam Adem represents Knight’s Hill ward and shares a statement in response to the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill “Lambeth Labour condemns this callous Illegal Migration Bill, which rips up fundamental tenets of international human rights law, and is an all-out assault on migrants’ rights. […]
LGBTQ+ History Month 2023
Cllr David Robson is a councillor in Clapham Town ward. The recent census data showed that Lambeth is the borough with the largest population of LGBTQ+ people in London. Which got me thinking, what is it about Lambeth that has made it a home for LGBTQ+ people for so long? For me, I think there’s […]
NEW: Lambeth to treat care experience as protected characteristic
The London Borough of Lambeth has become the first council in London to treat care experience as a protected characteristic. The motion, bought forward by Labour councillors, recognises that ‘care experienced people face significant barriers that impact them throughout their lives’ and that ‘despite the resilience of many care experienced people, society too often does […]
Kerbside Strategy – Lambeth leading the way in reclaiming public spaces for all
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury is the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air and a councillor in Streatham Hill East ward. We can all see that space on our streets is at a premium, with more demands and pressure on it than ever before. How we allocate this space must be guided by equity and […]