NEW ANALYSIS: 10,000 Lewisham families renewed mortgages on higher rates since Conservative’s disastrous mini-budget
New analysis, based on research from the Bank of England and the ONS, from Lewisham…
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NEW ANALYSIS: Lewisham child poverty rose 8% in final years of Tory rule as Labour extends support for struggling households
New analysis from Lewisham Labour reveals relative child poverty has risen a staggering 8% in…
Statement – Standing Together as a Community
The incident that took place in Southport last week is heartbreaking and I know that…
Mayor Brenda Dacres appoints Councillor Olaru-Holmes to Cabinet
Labour Councillor Oana Olaru-Holmes has been appointed as the Cabinet Member for Safer Lewisham, Refugees…
Urban Synergy announced as Mayor’s charity
Mayor Brenda Dacres has named youth empowerment charity Urban Synergy as her first mayoral charity. …
Food parcel demand up 94% – Lewisham Labour response
Responding to new statistics from the Trussell Trust, which reveal food banks in the Trust’s…
Former Labour councillors awarded aldermanic titles
Four former Labour councillors have been awarded titles of honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen of Lewisham…
Tories leave 34,000 Lewisham renters vulnerable to eviction
Conservatives have abandoned their pledge to ban no-fault evictions – leaving Lewisham’s 34,000 renters without…
Statement on Rwanda Bill Detentions
Lewisham Labour is extremely concerned that the Home Office has begun to detain people seeking…
Lewisham Families £870 worse off under Sunak’s tax plan – £108m from local economy
New analysis from Lewisham Labour reveals the staggering impact of Rishi Sunak’s tax hikes on…
Lewisham Labour congratulate Damien Egan on his Parliamentary Selection and Prepare for Mayoral By-Election
Damien Egan, who served Lewisham with distinction for a decade, stepped down as Mayor with…
Jeremy Hunt Cuts £13m of Cost of Living Support
REVEALED – Major cuts to cost of living support to Lewisham families in Autumn Statement…
Private Renters are Being Betrayed by the Tories
Last month my partner, flatmate and I were given two months to leave the place…
Cllr Will Cooper to join the cabinet
Mayor Damien Egan announced last night (27.09.2023) at Full Council that Cllr Will Cooper would…
7,600 Lewisham Households Face £2,300 Tory Mortgage Penalty
New analysis, based on research by the Resolution Foundation, reveals that a staggering 7,680 households…
100 Refugee Families Resettled
Lewisham Labour is proud to announce that Lewisham Council has met its target of resettling…
New 100% Affordable Housing Development
This week Mayor Damien Egan visited a new council housing development in Deptford. The scheme…
Statement from the Mayor
I am writing to let you know that that I will be applying to become…
Family food bills across Lewisham rocket by £87 million
The average family in Lewisham has seen the price of the weekly food shop rise…
Lewisham Families face near £230m fall in disposable income – biggest fall since records began
Families in Lewisham are facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began –…