🔴 Exclusive | Nearly 80 Labour MPs have signed a private letter urging Andy Burnham to retreat on Shabana Mahmood’s controversial immigration reforms, The i Paper has been told Read more: trib.al/LsuQfAN

I've written a personal & non-political blog on my 11 years as a local councillor drawing on NEF's 5 Ways to Wellbeing which we promoted in Southwark. Politics is brutal but we desperately need more people with integrity & resilience to stand... gracetruth.blog/2026/05/07/t...

The personal cost of political service – by Helen Dennis

After 11 years of planning committees, resident engagement events, surgeries and political meetings in cold church halls, I have decided to hang up my councillor lanyard today. My decision to run c…

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Important data point here: “A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance”. The Greens have already hurt Labour even before any direct gains.

1/ I am dismayed that Berkeley Homes are once again reducing their affordable housing offer in Southwark - this time on the Borough Triangle site.

1/ I am immensely disappointed by the number of affordable homes now approved in the Canada Water master plan. We have been clear & consistent in our position. The revised plans do not meet Southwark's housing needs & the council would not have recommended the British Land application for approval.

Great to join @coopparty.party.coop launch of report on Community-Led Housing with Angela Rayner who always speaks with passion on affordable housing. Looking forward to Southwark's first CLT progressing - hopefully with community housing funding solution soon! 🙏🏼 @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

Council housing is a top priority for @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social, so it was great to join @helendennis.bsky.social at the groundbreaking for 340 new homes at the Ledbury estate, including 215 council homes funded by the Mayor. A fantastic scheme led by LB Southwark in partnership with Higgins.

An excellent day in Leeds at the Future of Council Housing Summit discussing wins on right to buy reform, 10-year HRA settlement and £39bn grant programme. But still lots more than needs to be done to support councils to build at scale. Proud that Southwark is at the forefront of this campaign...

Southwark Council & Notting Hill Genesis have agreed in principle to change our long-standing partnership on the Aylesbury Estate. Full statement here: www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/ne...

The message from Gorton and Denton is clear: Labour needs a fundamental reset.

Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation

Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

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Scylla Road / New James Court gets Cabinet approval 🎉 12 affordable homes + shared green space in Southwark, in long-term community ownership via London CLT. Thanks @helendennis.bsky.social. Local? Join the Steering Group info@londonclt.org. #AffordableHousing #Southwark #CommunityLandTrust

The people who have died amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

The people who have died amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

The people who have died amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

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Western countries are hitting refugees twice: they are making it harder to claim asylum *and* they are cutting aid to troubled regions. I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...

Adapt, shrink or die: the global crisis in humanitarian aid

[FREE TO READ] On the road in Sudan with the UN’s outgoing High Commissioner for Refugees

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‼️ LABOURLIST EXC: 💬 "I think stitch ups are not the thing that the Labour Party should be doing" - Miatta Fahnbulleh gives her thoughts on whether Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election 👀 🔴 Watch to see her full response...

Sadiq Khan calls for progressives to “fight back and champion the benefits of legal migration” in Fabian conference speech. He warns of the “construction sector grinding to a halt, care homes left understaffed, our universities badly hit, and even greater challenges for the national finances”.

‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump

‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump

In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms

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Very excited about this work being taken forward 👇🏼

Southwark Council@lb-southwark.bsky.social · 8mo ago

With research from the New Economics Foundation and support from the Greater London Authority, Southwark Council has agreed pioneering work to put local people at the heart of decision-making around four public sites. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/so...

Key workers deserve homes they can afford in the city they serve. That’s why I’m proud to launch my Key Worker Living Rent scheme, which will help NHS staff, firefighters and others into affordable homes for long-term rent, saving potentially thousands of pounds each year.

Brilliant to be celebrating these 8 new modular homes in Bermondsey with @sezking78.bsky.social to support rough sleepers move into settled accommodation. Expanding our Housing First programme and with more on their way! Important @southwarklabour.bsky.social work to tackle homelessness.

Not for the first time, where other European leaders wring their hands over Trump, Spain’s Sánchez draws a line. A stance that is only looking more sensible (more *realistic*) as time goes on.

EL PAÍS@elpais.com · 8mo ago

Pedro Sánchez afirma que España no reconoció al régimen de Maduro, “pero tampoco reconocerá una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Mainstream's Interim Council sends its congratulations to Andrea Egan on her election as General Secretary of @unison.org.uk.

Big news for Tustin Estate! The next phase of our estate renewal will provide new council homes earlier than planned, a major boost for local residents. We’re committed to becoming a good landlord and providing decent homes for local people. southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/so...

Southwark Council & community partners have issued the following statement affirming our commitments to being a Borough of Sanctuary and raising concerns about some of the recent immigration proposals. Please do read & share: www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/al...

This is brilliant from @hannahmerich.bsky.social ahead of the budget writing for @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social on the imperative to scrap the 2 child benefit limit and a call for moral courage at the heart of governing: www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/moral-c...

Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.

The Mayor and London boroughs are acting to protect rough sleepers from freezing temperatures. ❄️ SWEP is activated whenever temperatures are forecast to drop to 0°C 🚨 Boroughs and charities will open additional emergency accommodation 🛌 City Hall also makes spaces available.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 10mo ago

With temperatures dropping below zero, we’ve activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for the first time this winter to ensure anyone sleeping rough in freezing conditions is offered emergency accommodation and support to stay off the streets for good. www.london.gov.uk/emergency-se...

The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning. The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says

Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system

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