Political diary: It’s official! – Lambeth are NOT the worst council in England (They’re 297th out of 318)… and why you (we) should never give up…

It's official! Lambeth council are NOT the worst council in England. A survey by The Times and Sunday Times newspapers based on UK Government figures placed Lambeth 297th out of 318. Lambeth were ranked even LOWER for roads (314th); finance (309th) and social care (304th); but finished an astonishing 42nd for planning. (How? - Ed.) …

MP: Lettings agency “refused to budge” after demanding rent from parents of son who took his own life…

...Helen Hayes contacted by landlords and letting agents after raising case in Commons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Landlords and letting agents contacted MP Helen Hayes after she raised a case in the House of Commons of a letting agent who insisted the parents of a university student who committed suicide should pay rent on the tenancy - before …

Macintosh Court resident standing as Independent candidate for Knights Hill ward in Lambeth… By-election candidates for Streatham Common and Vale ward also announced as more than 30 Labour councillors resign (Sorry, they’re not Lambeth ones)

A resident of Macintosh Court on Leigham Court Road, Streatham is standing as an Independent candidate in one of Lambeth council's two by-elections in May. Macintosh Court Residents Association. SW16 @court_sw16· 23h posted: ANNOUNCEMENT. Macintosh Court resident Janet Gayle is standing as an independent candidate for councillor in Knights Hill ward. Polling day is on …

Petition to reinstate Lambeth Labour councillor suspended over Gaza vote

"We believe that in these extraordinary circumstances Labour members must be allowed to vote with their consciences, as political actors within a country which is a signatory to the Genocide Convention" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A petition has been launched to get Lambeth Cllr Martin Abrams reinstated into the Labour group on Lambeth council. Cllr Abrams was suspended …

“Notes from my (SIX HOUR) Trial” (London, England March 2024 A.D.) …and my resignation letter from Lambeth council..

"The most hostile, aggressive and humiliating environment I have ever encountered in my 10 years as a Labour councillor...I no longer have any confidence in the leadership / administration of Lambeth council" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor's Note: News From Crystal Palace wanted to see how many more people had viewed her resignation post on X ex Twitter following …

Political diary Two : Union condemn Lambeth Labour group over councillor’s suspension – call for his reinstatement… On ‘Purdah’ or ‘Pepsi’ (pre-election period of sensitivity)… 20 Labour councillors resign (sorry, they’re not Lambeth ones)

A GMB union branch have condemned Lambeth council's Labour group for suspending Cllr Martin Abrams - and called for his reinstatement. Cllr Abrams (Streatham St Leonard's) was suspended indefinitely for supporting a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza deven though the Labour group had been instructed to vote against the motion. The union …

Croydon council by-elections announced (others pending in Lambeth and Bromley)

Voters in two Croydon wards – Woodside, and Park Hill and Whitgift – will be electing two new councillors on May 2nd following the resignations of Cllr Mike Bonello (Lab, Woodside) and Cllr Jade Appleton (Con, Park Hill and Whitgift). The Notice of Election for both vacancies has now been published. Nominations close at 4pm on …

… as Lambeth Labour councillor quits after less than two years in post (because he’s a wannabe MP)

Lambeth Labour councillor Tom Rutland has quit after less than two years in the job - because he's been selected as a Labour Parliamentary candidate for East Worthing and Shoreham where the Tory majority at the 2019 general election was 7, 474. But the ward he was councillor for in Lambeth is Streatham Common and …

Police and Information watchdog probe over political party’s selection process in Croydon

Police and the Government's information watchdog are probing allegations surrounding a selection process involving a Croydon political party. A Met spokesperson told News From Crystal Palace: "We have received allegations of computer misuse in relation to an internal selection process for a political party in Croydon during October and November last year. "The Met’s Cyber …

Standing in Local Elections: Everything You Need To Know (from the Together organisation)

"The Network Survey and the Be A Councillor campaign are independent initiatives which Together are telling you about in the interest of taking back democracy." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor's note: The following from the Together organisation arrived early this afternoon... Have You Ever Thought About Standing In The Local Elections? Do you know anyone who would make …