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Around London
Lib Dem News from across London
The Liberal Democrats are campaigning across our city. Here are some of the most recent news from our London teams.
Barnet
Council Funding: Labour forcing Londoners to “pay for their inaction” says London Lib Dem MP
Luke Taylor, Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam and the party’s spokesperson for London, has reacted to the government’s new council funding announcement.
18 Dec 2025
Tube fare rises hitting Londoners hard
Tube fares in London will rise by 5.8% - more than inflation and despite a national fare freeze – Labour’s London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has confirmed.
10 Dec 2025
Bexley
Transport
Bexley misses out on DLR extension
Local Lib Dem candidate says residents deserve more than a token terminus
7 Dec 2025
Cost of living
Labour’s Budget – “A Missed opportunity”
Local Lib Dem leader Oliver Brooks says "Rachel Reeves’ budget will produce dismal growth over the next five years*
27 Nov 2025
Rubbish, antisocial behaviour and lack of care from Tory Bexley Council
Residents complained about the lack of response from the Conservative led Council in keeping the area clean and tidy
26 Mar 2024
Brent
Continuing our long-standing campaign to clean up Brent
Brent Liberal Democrats are continuing their long-standing campaign to clean up Brent’s streets and tackle fly-tipping after years of decline under the Labour Council.
DR
5 Jan 2026
Tackling Poorly Managed Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Brent is a diverse borough where everyone deserves to live in a safe, clean neighbourhood. However, the rapid growth of Houses in...
AG
2 Jan 2026
Stop the Mayor of London’s Above-Inflation TfL Fare Hike
Liberal Democrats across London are calling for Mayor to scrap their inflation busting fares hike - which will only make the cost of living crisis worse.
CC
12 Dec 2025
Bromley
Churchill Theatre - Secret Buyer Revealed
After months of secrecy, Bromley's Conservative Councillors have finally revealed the identity of the secret buyer of the Churchill Theatre - Galliard Group - who have also purchased the old Civic Centre Site.
19 Jun 2025
Proposal to build 350 houses in St Mary Cray on Green Belt Land
Land Improvement Holdings are consulting with local residents about a proposal to build 350 houses in St Mary Cray. The proposals are at an early stage – they have not yet submitted a formal planning application.
12 May 2025
Sale of Freehold of Churchill Theatre
Following last year’s announcement of their intention to sell the Churchill Theatre site, Bromley Council has now issued a public notice to confirm the sale in accordance with the terms of the covenant that gifted the site to the people of Bromley in 1879
13 Apr 2025
Camden
Camden
Camden’s Labour administration has “run out of excuses” for council failures, say Lib Dems in Budget Debate
Camden Liberal Democrat Councillors have proposed their amendment to Camden's Labour Council's 2026 budget, and highlight their individual priorities on what needs fixing.
CLD
2 Mar 2026
Camden
The O2 Centre development latest
Camden Lib Dems response to the latest proposals to further reduce affordable housing targets and what you can do
CLD
5 Feb 2026
Camden
Aarti Wadhwani discusses her recent visit to Streets Kitchen
Aarti Wadhwani reflects on her and Councillor Janet Grauberg's visit to Streets Kitchen in January, and what they both learned from the experience.
AW
2 Feb 2026
Croydon
Croydon
Croydon Mayor says "Sorry" over speech therapy failures
Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry has been forced to apologise following Croydon's Council botched transition to a new provider for Speech & Language Therapy services in the borough.
CLD
24 Oct 2025
Croydon
Town Hall debate on Upper Norwood Lollipop Man as petition is handed in
A petition to save a popular lollipop man in Upper Norwood has been submitted to Croydon Council. The petition, signed by almost 500 residents, triggered a debate at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday 16th July.
CLD
17 Jul 2025
Croydon
“Croydon Needs Radical Change – Not More Political Failure”
“Croydon Needs Radical Change – Not More Political Failure,” says Lib Dem Mayoral Candidate Richard Howard
CLD
12 Jun 2025
Ealing
Ealing
Lib Dem campaign to get a full-sized Warren Farm Nature Reserve is now successful
Following much Lib Dem activity over the last four years we can all celebrate as Ealing Council confirms at last that the Warren Farm Nature Reserve will be 24.8 hectares in size.
11 Mar 2026
Ealing
Lib Dem Leader Sir Ed Davey MP Visits Ealing
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey MP visited Ealing recently (Saturday, 28 February) to campaign alongside Walpole candidates William Francis, Matt Mellor, and Ksenia Maximova ahead of May's local elections.
11 Mar 2026
Ealing
Ealing Labour Vote Down The Lib Dem Budget Amendment Which Would Have Saved 10 Children's Centres
Ealing Liberal Democrats focus on supporting front line services to make our area cleaner and safer, save 10 Children's Centres and would cancel Stop and Shop Plus.
4 Mar 2026
Enfield
Our Manifesto for Enfield 2022
Today, the Enfield Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of the 2022 Enfield Local Council Elections, entitled Change Enfield Together.
14 Apr 2022
Greenwich
GBLD Hold AGM for 2025
Lord John Russell was our speaker at our annual meeting
30 Nov 2025
Local Lib Dems Campaigning Around the Borough
Greenwich Liberal Democrats are out campaigning year-round.
25 Nov 2025
Lib Dems Oppose Ending 24/7 Front Counter at Plumstead Police Station
London Lib Dems are coordinating the city-wide Save our Police Stations Counter Services campaign
19 Oct 2025
Hackney
1,879 Thank Yous
Lib Dem Simon de Deney congratulates Mayor-elect Caroline Woodley and thanks Hackney voters for their support
10 Nov 2023
Election 2023: A Manifesto to Shake it Up!
Lib Dem candidate, Simon de Deney launches his manifesto, promising bold action on Housing, Green Spaces and stronger Local Democracy.
11 Oct 2023
Simon de Deney for Hackney Mayor
Stoke Newington resident, writer and actor, Simon de Deney is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the vacant Hackney mayoralty in the by-election on November 9th.
5 Oct 2023
Hammersmith and Fulham
Planning
Lib Dem London Assembly Candidate Backs Calls To Protect Shepherd's Bush Market
Christophe Noblet calls on next Mayor to reject redevelopment that threatens historic market.
19 Apr 2024
Health
Lib Dems demand action with urgent Charing Cross Hospital repairs still delayed
Decision to not complete the refurbishment of Charing Cross Hospital until after 2030 is "awful" - Blaise Baquiche
25 Jan 2024
Policing
Local London Assembly Candidate CHRISTOPHE NOBLET vows to restore proper Community Policing
West Central London Assembly Candidate Christophe Noblet has hit out at years of short-sighted cuts and neglect that has left Fulham without a single operational police station.
25 Jan 2024
Haringey
Thames Water announces two-year works across Crouch End
Major upgrade follows Lib Dem campaign
1 Feb 2026
Are carers in Haringey missing out on support?
Money Saving Expert accuses Haringey Council of sharing misleading information on its website which could lead to unpaid carers missing out on financial support
20 Jan 2026
‘Shocking’ safeguarding crisis in Haringey
Haringey Lib Dems have condemned “shocking” safeguarding failures at Haringey Council, as the Local Government Ombudsman revealed that the council had over 1100 emails left unread in its social work inbox, including over 500 police welfare reports.
HLD
3 Oct 2025
Harrow
Harrow
Save Harrow Police Station
SIGN OUR PETITION TO SAVE 24/7 FRONT DESK. The 24/7 Front Counter at Harrow Police station to CLOSE due to neglect from Tories and Labour.
HLD
7 Aug 2025
Harrow
Met Police launch Met Engage
Met Engage is a new platform for the Met Police to engage with communities.
HLD
30 Jul 2025
Harrow
Closure of Northwick Park Hydrotherapy Pool
Harrow LibDems contact hospital and support the petition to stop its closure.
HLD
26 Jul 2025
Havering
Hillingdon
Hillingdon
Badenoch plans to cut state pension will send "shiver down the spine" of pensioners across Hillingdon
After being hammered by years of the Conservatives’ economic vandalism and the new government’s decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment, this support is needed now more than ever.
1 Feb 2025
Hillingdon
Liberal Democrats want to see a better Heathrow, not a bigger one
The building of Heathrow's third runway would have significant environmental, social and economic impacts across west London.
29 Jan 2025
Hillingdon
Eleventh Hour Reprieve for Beck Theatre
The Beck Theatre has a new operator who will take over its operation when the current contract with Trafalgar ends
TC
18 Dec 2024
Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow South / Liberal Democrat Campaign for Racial Equality Action Day
The Hounslow Liberal Democrats will be joining forces with the Liberal Democrat Campaign for Racial Equality (LDCRE) for a special Action Day in the key target ward of Hounslow South.
9 Mar 2026
Hounslow
Isleworth Action Day - Saturday 7th March
The Hounslow Liberal Democrat team will be campaigning alongside our friends from Richmond Council to win in Isleworth.
3 Mar 2026
Hounslow
Hounslow Lib Dems Launch Residents’ Survey Ahead of May Elections
The Hounslow Liberal Democrats have officially launched a comprehensive residents' survey to identify the key issues facing the borough prior to the local council elections on Thursday, 7th May.
2 Mar 2026
Islington
Labour to slash affordable housing requirements in London and cut cash for communities
A recent joint paper from the Government and London Mayor has confirmed that the fast-track for developers will fall from 35% to 20% and the cash required from developers to improve local areas will be halved.
9 Nov 2025
Stop Islington Council's Fleecehold
Leaseholders whose freehold is owned by Labour-run Islington Council are being hit with eye-watering building works bills – with little say, little transparency, and virtually no way to challenge the costs.
30 Sep 2025
Islington Liberal Democrats push for charter to tackle e-bike parking chaos
The Islington Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign calling for a Charter for Bike Hire to address the growing issue of e-bike parking across the borough.
20 Aug 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Planning
Campaign update - Silvertime application withdrawn!
The application for a new 24/7 gambling shop on Earl's Court Road has been withdrawn
30 Jan 2025
Transport
End the e-bike chaos!
The Conservative-run council in Kensington & Chelsea must do more to end the scourge of inappropriately parked e-bikes on our streets.
15 Jan 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Save Kensington High Street and Worlds End post offices!
Kensington High Street and Worlds End post offices are at risk of closure. Sign our petition to save our local post offices.
19 Nov 2024
Kingston
Building a new leisure centre for Kingston
Liberal Democrat councillors have successfully ringfenced £44 million for building our new leisure centre. Although construction...
KLD
8 Mar 2023
Ed Davey's Christmas card competition
🎅🎄Ed Davey MP was pleased to award the winners of his Christmas card competition, which had the theme of "a Royal Christmas". Ed...
KLD
22 Dec 2022
By-election in Green Lane & St James ward - Results
Green Lane & St James ward by-election (10 Nov 2022) Sadly, our brilliant candidate, Mahmood Rafiq, was not elected this time....
KLD
11 Nov 2022
Lambeth
LIB DEMS DEMAND URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT CAR CLUBS IN LAMBETH
Lambeth Liberal Democrats have called on the Leader of Lambeth Council, Cllr Claire Holland, to take urgent action to protect car club provision in the borough following Zipcar’s announcement that it is ceasing operations in the UK.
8 Jan 2026
LAMBETH REALLY DOES CANCEL CHRISTMAS FOR SICK ELDERLY WOMAN
Labour-run Lambeth Council ranks 349 / 353 social housing providers, according to statistics from the Regulator of Social Housing. We are aware of a sick, elderly tenant who has been left without a kitchen and has had to cancel Christmas
23 Dec 2025
LAMBETH COUNTRY SHOW: LABOUR'S SUMS DON'T ADD UP
The Lib Dems have called it “shocking” that Labour has cancelled next year’s Lambeth Country Show, claiming it would now cost the Council over £1 million, despite Council papers stating just six months ago that the 2025 event would cost £400,000.
14 Dec 2025
Lewisham
World
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
27 Jul 2025
Transport
Bakerloo Extension hopes dashed by Chancellor
A major south east London regeneration scheme faces an uncertain future after the Labour government’s spending review did not provide funding for the long-expected Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham.
19 Jul 2025
Rubbish
Lewisham Council has failed to control fly-tipping…. this is how the Liberal Democrats would fix it
Lewisham had 92 items of recorded fly-tipping per 1000 people in our borough, making it us the 4th from bottom for fly-tipping of the 32 London Boroughs.
24 Jun 2025
Merton
Labour Council's budget in chaos, as election panic sets in
Local Liberal Democrats have raised serious concerns over Labour Council bosses' attempts to sneak through last minute and risky cuts to services for the most medically vulnerable children in the borough.
10 Feb 2026
Labour blocks cost-of-living help while hiking bills in Merton
Last night, Labour councillors voted down plans to help over 20,000 Merton households claim £71 million in unclaimed benefits and support. At the same meeting, Labour pushed through hundreds of above-inflation fee rises.
5 Feb 2026
Met confirm both Merton’s police stations closing to public in February
Residents across Merton are set to lose public access to both of their police stations at the end of the month, under plans signed off by Sadiq Khan.
3 Feb 2026
Newham, Barking and Dagenham
Redbridge
Software Update!
Redbridge has upgraded its email and website software, apologies for the lack of content whilst the team familiarise themselves...
17 Jan 2023
Southwark
Labour’s broken promises revealed in audit of manifesto
Southwark Liberal Democrats have audited key pledges from Southwark Labour’s manifesto from 2022 – and found that the majority have not been kept.
17 Mar 2026
Southwark Council will clear its housing waiting list in 329 years
Recent statistics released by the Greater London Authority have suggested that at the current rate of council house building, Southwark Council will clear its housing waiting list of 22,755 in 329 years
11 Mar 2026
14,000+ mobile phone thefts since 2023 in Southwark – Lib Dem FOI reveals
A freedom of information request from the Liberal Democrats has revealed that over 14,000 thefts from the person have involved a mobile phone since 2023.
10 Mar 2026
Sutton
Local News
Do this one thing to unlock better train services in Carshalton and Wallington...
Backing Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS) and standing up for commuters.
12 Feb 2026
Local News
Bobby Dean MP Backs Calls to Designate SEND Services as “Critical Infrastructure” to Stop Offshore Profiteering
Bobby Dean MP for Carshalton & Wallington, has backed new proposals to introduce legal protections preventing private equity firms and offshore investors from treating Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision as a “cash cow.”
23 Feb 2026
Local News
New ‘Sutton Model’ Can Help Fix England’s Social Work Crisis
Sutton Shows a New Way to Solve the Social Worker Crisis.
29 Jan 2026
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets
Working with Luke Taylor MP on China’s Super-Embassy
We spoke with Luke Taylor MP, Lib Dem spokesperson for London, who has raised questions in Parliament over national security.
26 Nov 2025
Twickenham and Richmond
Obituary: Adrian Slade, CBE (1936–2025)
We are very sad to report that Adrian Slade, a stalwart member of the Local Party with a huge contribution to the National Party over several decades, passed away on Thursday 24 January, aged 88.
7 Feb 2025
Fight to Save the Royal Parks Police
Richmond Park and Bushy Park's shared policing unit may be scrapped, the MET has announced.
10 Feb 2025
Tribute To Serge Lourie
Serge Lourie dedicated much of his life to public service and bettering the lives of those around him.
23 Sep 2024
Waltham Forest
New Superloop: The Lib Dem Response
At present, the 158 is meant to arrive every six minutes between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Saturday - around ten buses per hour. TfL proposes cutting this to eight buses per hour and adding five SL14 services, a net increase of three buses per hour.
30 Jan 2026
Tackling Rubbish and Fly-Tipping
After hearing from many residents fed up with rubbish blighting their area, we decided to take action ourselves by launching the Lib Dem Lunchtime Litterpick.
16 Jan 2026
The Two-Party System is Over!
Across the country, Labour’s vote is collapsing. Since the 2025 local elections, Liberal Democrats have won 56 by-election seats, far more than Labour’s 14 and the Greens’ 14.
3 Jan 2026
Wandsworth
Putney
Crime and policing in Southfields: Survey
If you live in Southfields, we'd like to hear from you! Do you think crime and anti-social behaviour are a big problem or not?...
7 Dec 2024
Community
Hundreds gather to celebrate 100 years since construction of London’s first ever Mosque in Southfields
We were honoured to be invited to attend the 100th anniversary of this cultural landmark
4 Nov 2024
AELTC
Wimbledon tennis expansion plans approved – despite ongoing concerns
London's Deputy Mayor has approved AELTC expansion but questions over use of land continue
2 Nov 2024
Westminster
Huge Response to Lib Dem Oxford Street Pedestrianisation Survey
The Marylebone Liberal Democrats have had a huge response to our recent survey regarding the Mayor of London’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street.
19 Nov 2025
Marylebone Liberal Democrats Demand Action on E-Bike Parking
Marylebone Liberal Democrats urge Westminster Council to act on dangerous e-bike parking, calling for stricter rules, designated bays, and enforcement to keep pavements safe and accessible.
29 Oct 2025
Keeping Marylebone Clean
Helen Toeman, campaigner for the Marylebone Liberal Democrats, said: “Fly-tipping has become a real eyesore in parts of Marylebone, and residents are fed up. The Council needs to take responsibility for regul
29 Oct 2025