Lambeth Residents are entitled to Councillors who exhibit the highest moral standards in public life. Sadly, Labour have continued to let down the borough.
The Brixton Buzz provides a scoop on Labour Cabinet Member Danny Adilypour already looking to jump ship and leave Streatham Common & Vale residents for greener pastures. Unfortunately for the residents, Cllr Adilypour was unsuccesful in his bid to run for Parliament in Worcester: Race to become your next MP: Lambeth Councillors on political manoeuvres as they eye up Westminster wet dreams
The Brixton Buzz provide a long list of Labour Councillor failings: Absent Councillors, working for the Tories and managing the loss making Pop Brixton – Lambeth Labour’s Got Talent & Exclusive: Ex-Leader and Cabinet member at Lambeth both paid full allowances – despite being absent from Council meetings for six months – Brixton Buzz & Ex-Labour Leader of Lambeth lands top job with Boris Johnson’s Spin Doctor and former Tory Chancellor – Brixton Buzz
The Labour Mayor (who subsequently resigned) is called out by the Brixton Buzz for vile social media posts which were racist, sexist, and homophobic:Tweets from ex-Mayor of Lambeth mock ‘hairy Arabs, Muslim women and big black men’ – Brixton Buzz
The news of Labour Councillor's hate tweets made it as far as Croydon: Labour in new crisis over Lambeth councillor’s hate tweets | Inside Croydon
The BBC even reported it as part of national news, bringing shame on Lambeth and our inglorious leaders: Lambeth Labour councillor Philip Normal sorry for offensive tweets - BBC News
The Guardian reported on allegations of sexual harassment against the Labour Leader in Lambeth Council: Lambeth Labour council leader faces sexual harassment probe
The above stories focus on some of the "top performers" in the Lambeth Labour Party (Council Leaders, Mayors, Cabinet Members) - it makes you wonder what kind of culture pervades the party, and how we can get better standards in our local government leaders.