Lewisham councillors Tauseef Anwar and Rudi Schmidt defect to Greens
Two more Lewisham Labour Party councillors defected to the Green Party, bringing the total in the opposition group to four.
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Lewisham council votes down Green budget amendment at acrimonious meeting
For the first time since 2014, Lewisham Labour faced opposition as the Greens proposed an alternative budget. Following bitter attacks, Labour's budget was passed.
Local democracy: Is Lewisham Council making it harder for residents to be heard?
Local democracy depends on councillors listening to their constituents .. but with fewer public questions, the end of local assemblies, patchy councillor casework and overdue FOIs, there are signs that it's getting harder for the public to be heard.
Zack Polanski comes to Lewisham as Greens report surge in support
Green Party leader Zack Polanski arrived in Crofton Park to support Green councillor Liam Shrivastava's bid for Lewisham mayor, and the party's candidates in the local elections. A media posse followed him, in a sign of the Greens' rising significance in British politics.
Greenwich councillor Lakshan Saldin joins Greens
Councillor Saldin, who sits for Charlton Hornfair ward, said that over the last few years the Labour Party has diverged from the values it once held.
Green councillor Liam Shrivastava launches bid for Lewisham mayor
The current mayor Brenda Dacres has been nominated for a Labour party peerage and announced she will be stepping down in May 2026.