Deck chairs reassigned, allowances increased: Lambeth Labour’s Cabinet Shuffle

Interview: London Councils chair Claire Holland

Claire Holland became a London councillor in 2014, topping the poll in Lambeth’s Oval ward, and only ten years later was elected chair of London Councils, placing her at the head of the cross-party collective of all 33 of the capital’s local authorities. That rapid rise, taking in becoming leader of Labour-controlled Lambeth in 2021, has been characterised by passions for environmental causes and the wellbeing of children – linked interests whic…

Deck chairs reassigned, allowances increased: Lambeth Labour’s Cabinet Shuffle

There’s a slight rearrangement of the deck chairs on the good ship Lambeth Labour as the struggling administration attempts to get a grip on the financial crisis facing the borough for the year ahead. The details of the new Cabinet are confirmed in the papers ahead of the Lambeth Annual Council meeting that will take place at the Town Hall on 23rd April. This is largely a ceremonial occasion, with Mayor Making forming the centrepiece of the pomp…