General Election 2015: Nick Clegg resigns as Lib Dem leader after bloodbath results leave him with Sheffield Hallam vote but little else May 8, 2015 Nick Clegg has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats after a bloodbath night for the former coalition partner party. Clegg managed to hold on to his Sheffield Hallam seat as election night unfolded, but the Lib Dems are left with just eight constituencies as high ranking former ministers were turfed out by voters. Clegg held [...]
General election 2015 results live: Which senior Liberal Democrats have lost their seats? Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Charles Kennedy May 8, 2015 It was a traumatic night for the Liberal Democrats, whose numbers were almost decimated as the Scottish National Party and the Conservatives muscled in on seats traditionally seen as safe. Exit polls showed the Lib Dems would be left with no more than 10 seats, a fraction of the 58 they won at the 2010 [...]
General Election 2015: Vince Cable loses Twickenham to Conservatives in Lib Dem bloodbath May 7, 2015 Vince Cable has lost his seat in Twickenham to the Conservatives. In what's increasingly turning into a bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats, the business secretary mustered around 23,000 votes, losing to the Conservative candidate Tania Mathias with around 27,000 votes. Cable said it was "a terrible night for our party all over" but promised "we'll bounce [...]
London’s General Election: On the trail with Labour’s business star Chuka Umunna May 5, 2015 Our third seat profile sees Charlotte Henry talk to shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna in his Streatham seat. Find the first profile in our series here: Battle for Poplar and Limehouse at the edge of the City Find the second profile here: Lib Dem Bermondsey battler Simon Hughes still going strong Under Ed Miliband’s leadership, Labour’s [...]
London’s General Election: Lib Dem Bermondsey battler Simon Hughes still going strong May 5, 2015 Our second seat profile sees Charlotte Henry join the Lib Dems in Bermondsey. Find the first profile in our series here: Battle for Poplar and Limehouse at the edge of the City Being a Liberal Democrat candidate in London is a tough ask at the moment, with Labour aiming to make gains in the [...]
Focus on Bermondsey: Take a walk on the south side April 9, 2015 Affordable housing in Zone One is becoming something of a rarity in London, but look just south of the river and you’ll find one area in particular that’s still a decent prospect for first-time buyers looking for a good investment. Paul Bent, sales manager at Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward’s London Bridge branch says young professionals [...]
Private View: On the market in Bermondsey this week April 9, 2015 FORT ROAD From £750,000 This three bedroom period house has character in abundance, with original features such as the newly-sanded wooden flooring throughout. The terraced house also features wooden decking in its south-facing garden. It’s available freehold and close to local shopping hotspots Bermondsey Street and Maltby Street Market. Contact Kinleigh, Folkard & Hayward’s London [...]
Southwark Council dismisses Simon Hughes MP’s calls for pan-London bomb strategy as “massive overreaction” March 25, 2015 Southwark Council has dismissed Bermondsey MP Simon Hughes' call for a London-wide strategy around unexploded bombs as “a massive overreaction”. Council leader Peter John told City A.M that across London emergency response plans were “well oiled and well drilled” – and that any further measures were “unncessary”. An unexploded Second World War bomb was [...]
Watch: The moment the WWII unexploded bomb found near Tower Bridge was detonated by the army March 25, 2015 The unexploded WWII bomb discovered at a building site near Tower Bridge has been safely destroyed by the army after being removed from Bermondsey by bomb disposal experts. The 5ft long, 1,000lb explosive was taken to the Isle of Grain in Kent, where the device was detonated at 7.30am today. The controlled explosion was filmed [...]
Bermondsey MP Simon Hughes calls for London-wide plan to deal with further bombs after WWII device removed March 25, 2015 Bermondsey MP Simon Hughes has called for a London-wide strategy to put together contingency plans in case more unexploded bombs are found. Hughes, who has been keeping residents informed of the bomb through his website, praised the work carried out by “hundreds” in disarming the bomb, which was found on a building site in Bermondsey, [...]