Ex-leader of Southwark Labour and current borough cabinet member, #CllrJamesMcAsh, has joined the Greens, as #KeirStarmerβs party continues to see a wave of councillor defections in London in the run up to local elections!
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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!