Lewisham’s former elected mayor Damien Egan has become an MP after winning the Kingswood by-election for Labour. Egan, who stepped down last month to contest the election, overturned a Conservative majority of more than 11,000 in the Gloucestershire seat to win with a majority of more than 2,000. He told the BBC that winning the […]
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Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan stands down to fight Kingswood by-election for Labour
Lewisham’s elected mayor, Damien Egan, has stepped down from his post to pursue his dream of becoming an MP — triggering a by-election to decide who runs the borough. Egan was picked yesterday to stand for Labour in the Kingswood by-election following the resignation of the Gloucestershire seat’s Conservative MP, Chris Skidmore, in protest at […]
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Damien Egan to stay as Lewisham’s mayor for now after being picked as candidate in Bristol
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan is to stay in his post for now, even though he has been picked as a general election candidate in his home city of Bristol. Egan, who has led Lewisham Council since 2018, will stand to be the MP for Bristol North East after being picked by Labour Party members […]
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Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan bids to become MP in Bristol
Updated story: Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan has unveiled his ambition to become an MP – by standing to be a Labour candidate in his home city of Bristol. Egan will challenge his controversial counterpart in Bristol, Marvin Rees, for the role in the new constituency. He broke cover in an interview with the Bristol […]
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Labour picks Damien Egan to run again as Lewisham’s elected mayor
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan will stand for a second term next year after being backed by an overwhelming majority in a local Labour party vote. Speaking after his victory, Egan, who was supported by 81 per cent of party members in a vote on whether he should run again, told members that critics within […]
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Kevin Clarke: Lewisham mayor backs new memorial to man who died after police restraint
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan says he supports a new memorial to a black man who died after being restrained by police in Catford three years ago. Kevin Clarke, who had schizophrenia, died in March 2018 after being restrained by officers in the playing fields of St Dunstan’s College. Southwark Coroner’s Court heard last year that […]
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Greenwich and Lewisham primary schools to stay closed after Gavin Williamson caves in
Primary schools in Greenwich and Lewisham are to remain closed until at least 18 January after councils across London threatened to take the education secretary Gavin Williamson to court. On Wednesday, Williamson announced that schools in 23 boroughs would remain closed after the Christmas holiday because of soaring coronavirus case rates in the capital. While […]
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Lee Green’s low traffic neighbourhood to be partly rolled back to ease jams
Lewisham Council has set out changes to its first low traffic neighbourhood, in Lee Green and Hither Green, to help relieve traffic congestion in neighbouring areas. The changes include allowing vehicles, except HGVs, through the camera-enforced barrier in Manor Lane and adjusting the existing cameras on Ennersdale Road and Dermody Road to allow vehicles to travel one-way west to east. It’s also […]
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