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 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 three designated areas of the borough to obtain a license.  Properties will be subject to licensing criteria and inspected to ensure they are safe. The scheme, which will replace and extend the scope of…

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.…

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…