@VMMChamberlain

Deputy Leader @lb_southwark; @SwkLibDems #Borough #Bankside Cllr; DChair @LGAComms Neighbourhoods Ctte; @ElectoralReform Treasurer; Dyslexic 🇪🇺🇮🇪🏳‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Today I joined my colleagues from Southwark’s Joint Administration in Westminster to demand fair funding for our borough. Labour failed to deliver a fair deal. We're fighting back against a £102m funding gap & making sure residents have their say on the difficult choices ahead.
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Southwark News@Southwark_News16h
Meet the ‘remarkable’ Southwark family who have fostered more than 80 children Stella and Nana have #fostered for Southwark Council for a combined total of 37 years southwarknews.co.uk/news/new…

Meet the ‘remarkable’ Southwark family who have fostered more than 80 children

A "remarkable" family in Southwark have fostered more than 80 children over the past 26 years. Stella and her husband

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Southwark Lib Dems@swklibdemsOct 23
Southwark Council rejected the revised Borough Triangle scheme - which had its affordable housing slashed to 10%. But Sadiq Khan thinks he knows better than local people, and is over-riding control of the decision.
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@lb_southwarkOct 22
We're determined to take action to tackle the housing crisis. On Wednesday our Leader James McAsh met Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, and Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP. He was joined by the Leaders of Leeds, James Lewis, and Sheffield, Fran Belbin, on behalf of our Council Housing Coalition of more than 100 councils. Councils face a huge challenge: maintaining and modernising our existing homes so they're safe, decent places to live, while also building the new homes our communities need. Southwark has built 2,340 council homes since 2018. We have the ambition and the capability, but we need government to go further: -Reopen the 2012 HRA debt settlement, including a debt write-off -Make it cheaper for councils to borrow, so more money goes into new homes instead of interest payments -Let councils end Right to Buy where it makes sense, so we don't lose homes as fast as we build them.
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Exceeding key climate target is now 'imminent and unavoidable', United Nations warns news.sky.com/story/britain-w…

Exceeding key climate target is now 'imminent and unavoidable', United Nations warns

The warning comes as a group of British MPs cautioned this summer's record heat and intense wildfires exposed how "woefully unprepared" the country is for the growing risk of blazes.

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Councils must be at the heart of rewiring the state politicshome.com/opinion/art…

Councils must be at the heart of rewiring the state

Councils are the bedrock of our society. They, like no other public body, know their neighbourhoods best, working at ground level with a real understanding of what residents need and how the services...

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Southwark Lib Dems@swklibdemsOct 20
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Southwark Labour's legacy of empty homes failure exposed 

At last night's housing scrutiny meeting (19th October 2026), the committee uncovered the true cost of Labour's housing failure – hundreds of council homes left empty despite the housing waiting list...

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Ade Adeyemo@a_adeyemoOct 19
George, you're part of the problem. This is not a case of a few bad apples. The whole orchard is rotten! @bbcmtd #Solihull #HopeNotHate
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Southwark Lib Dems@swklibdemsOct 20
We're just scratching the surface of the litany of failures from the previous 16 years of Labour rule - but this Joint Administration is hard at work fixing them:
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Cllr Victor ChamberlaIN (he/him) retweeted
Southwark Council
@lb_southwarkOct 19
Have you given us your feedback on council services yet? We want to hear from you about: -Which council services matter most to you -Where you think council spending could be improved -Your ideas for generating more income to support local services You can find us at libraries around the borough over the next few weeks, or you can fill in our online form via the link below. The next drop ins will be: Canada Water Library, Tuesday 20 October, 10am to 1pm Camberwell Library, Thursday 22 October, 10am to 2pm Nunhead Library, Tuesday 27 October, 2pm to 5.30pm John Harvard Library, Monday 2 November, 11am to 5pm Una Marson Library, Tuesday 3 November, 11am to 5pm Come along and let us know what matters most to you.
Two women sit at a table in a library in front of pink Southwark Council banners about a £102m funding gap.

ALT Two women sit at a table in a library in front of pink Southwark Council banners about a £102m funding gap.

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Cllr Victor ChamberlaIN (he/him) retweeted
Southwark Lib Dems@swklibdemsOct 16
It's been another busy week for the Southwark Liberal Democrats in Joint Administration - from housing to transport and the environment, councillors across the council have been working hard to make Southwark more affordable, safe, and green.
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Southwark News@Southwark_NewsOct 15
#Waterloo Road closure and bus havoc continues as residents ‘left in dark’ for weeks Neither Transport for London nor gas infrastructure company SGN responded to our requests for comment southwarknews.co.uk/area/wat…

Waterloo Road closure and bus havoc continues as residents ‘left in dark’ for weeks, Lib Dems claim

The closure of Waterloo Road is still in place, with residents "left in the dark" for weeks, according to the

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Cllr Victor ChamberlaIN (he/him) retweeted
Southwark Council
@lb_southwarkOct 15
What is it like when a foster child joins your family? @fosteringnet Heidi, 14, shares what it’s like growing up alongside foster children - from the challenges to the laughter and memories. Could your family make space for a child? 💚 Learn more about the rewards of fostering by watching a day in the life of two different types of foster families: orlo.uk/Q1Xoh #ChildrenOfFosterCarersWeek
A graphic for Children of Foster Carers' Week featuring a quote from 14-year-old Heidi about the joys of foster siblings.

ALT A graphic for Children of Foster Carers' Week featuring a quote from 14-year-old Heidi about the joys of foster siblings.

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Southwark Lib Dems@swklibdemsOct 13
Councillor for St George's Ward, Cllr Graham Neale, has called on TfL and the gas company SGS to explain why Waterloo Road remains closed weeks after the gas issues have been resolved.
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What cuts would you make at Southwark Council to save £102 million? southwarknews.co.uk/area/sou…

What cuts would you make at Southwark Council to save £102 million?

Southwark Council is asking residents what they want to see spared from potentially wide ranging cuts aimed at saving £102million.

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Cllr Victor ChamberlaIN (he/him) retweeted
Standard News@standardnewsOct 12
Tackling knife crime 'is needed now more than ever' says brother of London schoolboy Damilola Taylor trib.al/H0P43Ym
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Southwark Lib Dems@swklibdemsOct 12
We're marking National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Southwark had over 800 reports of hate crimes in the last year - that's 800 too many. We're committed to rooting out all forms of hatred and discrimination wherever it is found.
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Local Government Association (LGA)@LGAcommsOct 1
Every English council engaged with LGA support in 2025/26, with over 3,400 instances of direct help delivered. Peer challenge alone avoided at least £1.5 million in consultancy costs. Find out more about how sector-led support could help your authority. orlo.uk/sQirf
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Liberal Democrats want to cut your taxes and put more money back into your pockets. In this week’s Southwark News, I explain how we’d tackle the cost of living, boost our economy through closer ties with Europe 🇪🇺, and how we’re already delivering change in Southwark.
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LGA Lib Dems@libdemlocalgovOct 10
Liberal Democrat Councillor Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, has a comment piece in the Local Government Chronicle. lgcplus.com/services/health-…

Wendy Taylor: Legislation risks narrowing neighbourhood health ambition

The Health Bill risks inadvertently undoing years of long-term strategic preventative work, writes the chair of the Local Government Association’s health

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Cllr Victor ChamberlaIN (he/him) retweeted
London Fire Brigade
@LondonFireOct 8
Two men were rescued this evening from a suspended window cleaning cradle on the 15th floor of a building on Blackfriars Road in #Southwark. The Brigade's 64m turntable ladder was used to reach the men and bring them down safely. london-fire.gov.uk/incidents…
64m turntable ladder with its ladder extended to rescue men stuck in a window cleaning cradle, the engine is in front of a high rise building

ALT 64m turntable ladder with its ladder extended to rescue men stuck in a window cleaning cradle, the engine is in front of a high rise building

The ladder of the fire engine near to the window cleaning cradle

ALT The ladder of the fire engine near to the window cleaning cradle

The ladder of the fire engine near to the window cleaning cradle

ALT The ladder of the fire engine near to the window cleaning cradle

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