This evening I lit a Hanukkah candle as Leader of the Opposition in Southwark, celebrating the Festival of Lights and the 1,200 Jewish residents who call our borough home. At the same time, my thoughts are with everyone mourning the tragic attacks at Bondi Beach.

Lovely to see optimism - pity it’s not backed up by reality. Council figures say deep cuts, not cash injections, are coming. That’s what Southwark residents are actually being told. https://t.co/WcW7LjpFBl

Lovely to join the Nelson Square TRA for their general meeting and Christmas celebrations last night 🎄🎅🏼🥳 And great to see new residents getting involved in standing up for their estate. Well done and thanks to Franco and the committee for all their hard work this year!

Trump is coming after our BBC. He’s suing it for $10 billion, and the Conservatives and Reform are cheering him on. The BBC must not pay Trump a penny. Instead of rolling over, it should sue Trump back for the lies he’s telling about it.

A new FOI has shown that Southwark receives 1,000 complaints a MONTH - unsurprisingly mostly to do with housing. Liberal Democrats stand ready to fix what Labour has broken. We'd make council services more accessible, responsive, and fit for purpose.

Individual freedom and the rule of law are at the heart of liberalism. @LibDems want to empower people and communities so they have more control over the issues that affect their lives. #LiberalValues @LondonLibDems

Lovely to pop in to @BlackfriarsSett, which is looking very Christmassy - thanks to decorations handmade by residents and visitors 🎄🎅🏼 Find out more about the great work that the BFS team do and the services on offer here: https://t.co/WHbNolo9k4 #WarmSpace

In the latest edition of our series exploring our Liberal values, @DavidWatsonLD tells us about how we champion community power, as well as the rule of law.

Thank you to the wonderful team at The Gladstone, particularly Meg and G, for hosting our @swklibdems Group Christmas Dinner. Was great fun, amazing food (as always!) and a wonderful venue. Thoroughly enjoyed our evening!!

Joined the Borough Yards residents meeting this week to discuss current issues in the neighbourhood and find out more about the latest new arrivals in the development. Thanks to all residents who attended and the management team for organising!

🚨BREAKING🚨 MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. The Prime Minister must now listen MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth with an ambitious trade deal with the EU.

Southwark stands together! Pleased to support this event @Southwarkcathed last night bringing together communities, celebrating our borough’s diversity and rejecting division. And always humbling to hear about the great work being done by SDCAS: https://t.co/89yEAppvRz

Where Lib Dems are active we beat Reform, while Labour and Tories lose again & again. We beat Reform because we actually help our communities & we have been utterly consistent in opposing Reform’s divisive politics. Help us beat Reform. Join at https://t.co/o6eBGYlfCd, or DM me

Southwark Labour are rubbish on rubbish. We’ve reported this flytipping and grot spot but please sign the petition and join the campaign to get the council clean up our streets: https://t.co/YBnvsW5BGm

Today is our chance to support our small and local businesses that help our high streets and communities thrive. Liberal Democrats are calling for a 5% cut to VAT on hospitality to revitalise the high street, cut the cost of living for customers and help small businesses thrive.

The penny has dropped FINALLY

Cold & damp on Park Street tnite but reception from residents was anything but So many lifelong Labour voters told us they feel badly let down by the constant failure & won’t be backing them again. They’re lending their support to a better alternative Thanks Rachel for joining!

Supporting #SmallBusinessSaturday with a much-needed coffee stop after a morning speaking with residents, this time at the brilliant Giggling Sausage on Great Suffolk Street. A fantastic family-run spot serving some of the best breakfasts around #borough #bankside #southwark

Thank you @BOSTSE1 for hosting a wonderful Winter Warmer last night. Great to catch up with so many local residents and loved the jazz, mulled wine and mince pies! 🥧 🎄

Thank you to everyone who voted for me in the @libdems Federal Council election. Genuinely grateful & humbled by the support inc. receiving the most 1st pref votes. I look forward to working with colleagues across the party to serve our members and help strengthen our movement.