Lambeth becomes a Borough of Sanctuary
Cllr Jim Dickson is the Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (job-share) and a councillor in Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction ward. It’s been a bittersweet week for sanctuary seekers in Lambeth. We’ve been officially recognised as a Borough of Sanctuary; only the second London borough to be awarded that status. But the green light given […]
Busiest winter yet for local foodbanks
Cllr Alison Inglis-Jones is a councillor in Clapham Common & Abbeville ward. The rising cost of living, food, housing, energy, and travel is hitting people on the lowest income as they spend a higher proportion of their incomes than those with more financial resilience. At the Lambeth Foodbank Partnership, encompassing Brixton & West Norwood, Waterloo, […]
Britain can no longer afford a Conservative government
Cllr Claire Holland is the Leader of Lambeth Council and a councillor in Oval ward. Yesterday, the fourth Chancellor this year gave the fourth financial statement of the year. After the catastrophic mini-budget, the Conservatives should have apologised for crashing the economy but instead they made excuses and promised more of the same. It is true […]
Enshrine the Right to Food in law
Cllr Jim Dickson is the Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (job-share), and a councillor in Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction ward. Lambeth has voted to become a Right to Food borough. But we are all mortified that it should be necessary for us to do so. In 2010, we had an NHS which worked, many […]
World Mental Health Day 2022
Cllr Jim Dickson is the Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (job-share) and a councillor in Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction ward. Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is making mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority. Here in Lambeth, mental health is a big priority for us – both […]
Standing up for renters in Lambeth
Lambeth, like most of London, is in the depths of an unprecedented housing crisis. Private renters in our borough have had a raw deal – with rising rents, over-crowding and a cycle of insecure tenancies. Most renters are unable to save for a deposit to own a home of their own while landlords profit from […]
Making Lambeth the best place to grow up
Lambeth’s children and young people deserve the best start in life. Despite a decade of Conservative cuts and the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, Labour has worked hard to support our children and young people. We have: Supported our fantastic schools – we’ve invested more than £6 million in improving school facilities, with 95% of […]
Lambeth Labour Está Do Seu Lado
Nas últimas eleições, os Trabalhistas (Partido Labour) tiveram a honra de ter sido encarregados de dirigir o Município de Lambeth. Apesar de uma década de cortes por parte dos Conservadores e dos impactos devastadores da pandemia de Covid-19, cumprimos o nosso dever. Na quinta-feira, 5 de Maio, pedimos-lhe que confie novamente em nós e vote […]
Lambeth Labour está de su lado
En las últimas elecciones, el Partido Laborista tuvo el honor de que se les confiara la gestión de la Municipalidad de Lambeth. A pesar de una década de recortes por parte del gobierno Conservador y los impactos devastadores de la pandemia de Covid-19, hemos cumplido con usted. El jueves 5 de Mayo le pedimos que […]
Call from LGBT+ councillors and candidates for the government to ban conversion therapy for all LGBT+ people
Conversion Therapy is a threat to the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ people. This cruel and harmful practice can have devastating effects, including lifelong trauma and poor mental health. LGBT+ people have nothing to be ashamed of and there is nothing wrong or broken about who we are. Our sexual orientations and gender identities are […]