The Liberal Democrats in Lewisham have seen a surge in new members over the past two weeks, with membership up 16% since the general election was called.

Emily Frith, the Lib Dem candidate for Lewisham East, joined a demonstration against Government cuts that will leave local train stations less accessible for people with disabilities and for families with buggies.

Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates Simon Hughes (Bermondsey & Old Southwark), Bobby Dean (Lewisham Deptford), Emily Frith (Lewisham East) and John Russell (Lewisham West & Penge) welcome the open invitation from the Association of Millwall Supporters and issue a joint reply supportive of its call:

TWO HUNDRED young people will be affected by the Brexit Government's decision to strip 18 to 21-year-olds of housing benefit, research by the House of Commons library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has shown.

The Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee is visiting Lewisham this weekend to highlight Government moves to worsen access to the West End from the borough.

Emily Frith, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Lewisham East, had her letter about saving Blackheath's trains printed in the South London Press today. 

Lewisham Liberal Democrat members got the chance to grill their Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for Lewisham, including Bobby Dean (Lewisham Deptford), Emily Frith (Lewisham East), John Russell (Lewisham West & Penge), as well as London Assembly Member, Caroline Pidgeon, in a light-hearted evening chaired by London Regional Chair Chris Maines.

The Government is considering stopping our trains running from Blackheath to Charing Cross and Victoria.

Lewisham Liberal Democrat's Prospective Parliamentary Candidates signed on to a letter, that was printed in the London Evening Standard today, which calls on the Government to give a final say to the  British people once Brexit negotiations are completed. 

Today fans at The Den celebrate after Lewisham Labour finally accepted it’s game over for its plan to grab land around Millwall stadium and threaten the future of the club in the borough. Now we need a fresh leadership and a fresh regeneration plan – led by the community.

Lewisham Lib Dems welcome that fact that Lewisham council has finally announced an ‘internal inquiry’ into the decision-making around the Millwall land grab but want to be sure this will not be a whitewash behind closed doors.

Lewisham Labour this week admitted it’s not doing enough for renters as Cllr Egan faced questioning from renters rights campaigner Bobby Dean this week over Lewisham’s lack of enforcement on rogue landlords.

Lewisham’s MPs have this week been challenged to set out their stance on Brexit, after their party leader refused to put Single Market access over action on immigration. The three Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokespeople for the borough have each written to the MP they are challenging with the following letter.