Press Releases - Lewisham Labour

Labour Victory in Lewisham

It was a landslide victory for Labour in Lewisham with Damien Egan decisively re-elected as the Mayor of Lewisham with a record 58% of the vote and Labour returning 54 councillors. Mayor Egan thanked the voters for putting their trust in him and Labour once again and that he would…

Taking Lewisham Forward Together – Manifesto Launch

Lewisham’s Labour Party have launched their 2022 manifesto – Taking Lewisham Forward Together – for the upcoming local elections. The 2022 manifesto was developed in consultation with hundreds of local residents, community groups, and local Labour Party members. Taking Lewisham Forward Together has a bold and ambitious vision for Lewisham…

REVEALED: Families in Lewisham face £35,900,000 Conservative tax hike, equal to £338 per Lewisham worker

New figures released by Lewisham Labour reveal that families in Lewisham are facing a £35,900,000 NICs hike thanks to the latest Tory tax rise. Under the Conservative’s plans to raise National Insurance this April, the average worker in Lewisham will pay an extra £338 in NICs alone. The increase pushes…

Lewisham Labour gives Mountsfield Park eco café the green light

Lewisham’s Labour Mayor and Cabinet have approved the contract for the building and operation of a new eco café in Mountsfield Park. The café, which is due to open later this year, will also include a new community space and accessible toilets to the park which links Hither Green to…

Lewisham Labour crack down on empty homes

Lewisham’s Labour Council are introducing a new ‘empty homes’ premium to bring more homes in the borough back into use. The premium, unanimously voted through at Lewisham’s Full Council meeting on the 19th January, means council tax bills for owners of empty homes will be up to 4x higher than…

New Cross Fire Memorial Speech by Cllr Brenda Dacres

New Cross Fire Anniversary – Cllr Brenda Dacres, Deputy Mayor of Lewisham and New Cross councillor Yesterday on the 41st anniversary of the New Cross Fire family and friends came together to remember the 14 young lives that were cruelly taken. We remember: Patrick Cummings, age 16 Andrew Gooding,…

Rally for Refugees – Lewisham Labour campaigns against Borders Bill

Lewisham Labour took part in this week’s Refugees Welcome Rally outside Parliament as MPs debate the Conservative Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, which will criminalise asylum seekers who attempt to arrive in the UK outside designated “legal routes”. Lewisham Labour joined local groups including Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network alongside several thousand campaigners from across the country, many of whom…

Lewisham’s Labour Council crack down on rogue landlords and antisocial behaviour

Lewisham’s Labour councillors are helping to tackle to Tory housing crisis, which has been exacerbated by ongoing council funding cuts, through a new licensing scheme. The Additional Licensing Scheme, set to come into force in April 2022, will oblige all landlords letting properties in three designated areas of the borough to obtain a license. …

Clean Sweep at Local Elections

Voters have demonstrated their continued trust in Lewisham Labour and Mayor Damien Egan to deliver on their priorities. Lewisham residents decisively elected four new Lewisham Labour councillors and have strongly voted to re-elect Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London and Len Duvall as the Assembly Member for Greenwich and Lewisham.…

Brenda Dacres New Deputy Mayor of Lewisham

Mayor to nominate Brenda Dacres to be new Deputy Mayor of Lewisham Also nominates Kim Powell to be Cabinet Member for Jobs and Skills Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham, today announced his intention to nominate Cllr Brenda Dacres to become Deputy Mayor of Lewisham. He also announced his intention to…