Brixton Buzz

Councillor Donna Harris, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Lambeth, has written to members of her local party saying she will not stand in the 2026 elections. This is for physical health reasons.

Cllr Harris has led the Liberal Democrat group on Lambeth Council for almost four years. The party has relentlessly challenged the Labour administration including on:

housing repairs, including dangerous damp and mould in Council homes

failures in consultation on traffic schemes

the use of non-disclosure agreements to silence Lambeth leaseholders

Councillor Donna Harris, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Lambeth, has written to members of her local party saying she will not stand in the 2026 elections. This is for physical health reasons.

Cllr Harris has led the Liberal Democrat group on Lambeth Council for almost four years. The party has relentlessly challenged the Labour administration including on:

housing repairs, including dangerous damp and mould in Council homes

failures in consultation on traffic schemes

the use of non-disclosure agreements to silence Lambeth leaseholders

Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy this week led a trio of South London Labour MPs to help push through a Liberal Democrat Ten Minute Rule Bill calling for the UK to rejoin a customs union with the EU.

The bill, introduced by Lib Dem Europe Spokesperson Al Pinkerton MP, passed by the narrowest possible margin: a 100–100 tie, broken only by the Deputy Speaker’s casting vote. It was supported by just thirteen Labour MPs, including three from South London: Marsha de Cordova (Battersea), and Fleur Anderson (Putney) and Ribeiro-Addy.

Lambeth libraries and the Lambeth Archives have announced that they will be open during the following hours over the the Christmas and winter period, Dec 2025/Jan 2026:

Lambeth Libraries Christmas and New Year opening hours

Lambeth Council has released details of the letter it has sent to Housing Secretary, Streatham’s Steve Reed MP, urging the government to reform the national rules governing Tenant Management Organisations (TMOs), after serious failings were uncovered at the Loughborough Estate.

A new traffic filter is due to be added to the Streatham Hill Low Traffic Neighbourhood, following a significant rise in traffic and speeding.

Plans for a new traffic filter at the junction of Palace Road and Leigham Vale, part of the Streatham Hill LTN, have been published by Lambeth Council.

The tweak to the existing scheme follows traffic monitoring which showed a significant increase in cut-through traffic on sections of Palace Road and Probyn Road since the scheme was last assessed, with over 3,700 vehicles a day passing down Palace Road.

As winter draws in and concern grows across the borough for the plight of rough sleepers, Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy has launched a local appeal for sleeping bag donations.

She’s teaming up with local homelessness charity Ace of Clubs, based in Clapham, which runs a community support centre providing hot food, clothing, advice and shelter to people facing homelessness, addiction and social isolation. The organisation says that even small acts of support can make a huge difference to those struggling to survive in the cold.

There’s an all day ‘Stand Up To Racism’ event taking place at the White Lion on Streatham this Sunday, 7th Dec

In the bar from 2pm there will be DJ’s playing soul, funk, boogie, reggae, rare groove and more – plus live PAs to be announced.

In the back room from 5pm – it is all about house music featuring some of London’s best house music DJ’s.

Entry is free with an optional donation to Stand Up to Racism.

More info

Stand Up To Racism

Sunday 7th December, 2pm onwards.

The White Lion

This December, the Brixton Chamber Orchestra (BCO) embarks on its much-loved Christmas Estates Tour 2025, bringing free, high energy live music to 11 housing estates across Lambeth.

The tour will run from 12th – 21st December 2025, transforming community halls and local spaces into festive pop-up concert venues.

Comprising a full orchestra ensemble of young, dynamic musicians, the orchestra offers a genre-blending programme that spans classical, carols, grime, jazz, pop, and seasonal favourites — all woven into a joyful, accessible experience.

Two heavyweight investigators are in Brixton tonight for Truth to Power: The Fraud, The Labour Files & Lambeth Connections, a one-off panel at the Karibu Centre. Paul Holden (author of The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy) appears alongside Richard Sanders (award-winning producer on The Labour Files and director with Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit).