Ex-leader of Southwark Labour and current borough cabinet member, #CllrJamesMcAsh, has joined the Greens, as #KeirStarmer’s party continues to see a wave of councillor defections in London in the run up to local elections!
π— π—°π—”π˜€π—΅ said, "My trade union and political life has been defined by fighting 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘡𝘦𝘳π˜ͺ𝘡𝘺. I cannot in 𝘨𝘰𝘰π˜₯ 𝘀𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘀π˜ͺ𝘦𝘯𝘀𝘦 tell residents to vote Labour, knowing the harm that Labour’s cuts will do.”
In London, Labour has lost at least 20 Councillors through defections and by-election defeats since the #GeneralElection!
-> While across the UK, over 200 Labour councillors have quit/resigned/defected/suspended - since May 2025!