Councillor Defects to the Greens Claiming Labour Is 'Unrecognisable'

Councillor defects to the Greens claiming Labour is 'unrecognisable'

The number of Green councillors in Lewisham now stands at two

Labour councillors defect to Greens as support for Starmer's party plunges

Lewisham councillor says he left Labour because the party has ‘ramped up deportations and aped the far-right with anti-immigrant rhetoric’

Labour councillor in New Cross goes over to the Green Party

A Lewisham councillor has quit the Labour Party and has joined the Greens citing “the party I joined is unrecognisable from what it has become”. In an official statement released today (June 25), Cllr Liam Shrivastava of New Cross Gate ward in Lewisham announced his departure after being a member of the party for 10 […]

Deselections, Departures and Dissent: Lambeth Labour Splinters Ahead of 2026

May 2026 may seem distant, but inside Lambeth Town Hall, Labour’s internal machinery is already in motion for the next local elections. The party currently holds 57 of the borough’s 63 council seats, maintaining an overwhelming majority. But beneath this dominance lies a growing fracture within the Lambeth Labour Group – with senior councillors walking away, being blocked from re-standing, or quietly sidelined due to growing dissatisfaction with…

Second Lewisham Labour councillor defects to the Green Party - Murky Depths

A Labour party councillor in Lewisham has defected to the Green party with Cllr Liam Shrivastava (New Cross Gate) stating “the party I joined is unrecognisable from what it has become.” It’s the second Labour Lewisham councillor to switch to the Greens following Councillor Hau-Yu Tam in March 2025. A resignation letter highlights issues such as benefit cuts and action in Gaza alongside controversial links to the Universal Church of the Kingdom o…