
John Batteson
@johnbatteson
Southwark Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs & Business, Newington Labour Councillor. GMB Member, Arsenal STH - North Bank. Views all mine.
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26-04-2015 08:18:20
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This morning, Kaya Comer-Schwartz went to Peckham to mark the launch of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s Police and Crime Plan 2025-29. She heard about the partnership approach being taken to prevent and tackle crime. Read more about the plan here: london.gov.uk/programmes-str…


Devastating to hear a young man lost his life in Newington last night. We were in the area today speaking to the police about the incident who are encouraging anyone with information to share (CAD 7392/14APR). My thoughts are with his friends and family. news.met.police.uk/news/murder-in…



The sun is out and there's a warm reception on the doorstep for Anna4Labour in Peterborough. Plenty of people have already voted with others about to before polls close at 10pm #votelabour


Proud that Southwark Council has been shortlisted for x3 Living Wage Foundation Champion Awards reflection the excellent progress we have made in increasing the number of accredited employers in Southwark and ensuring more people across the borough get paid a fair wage for the work they do.






Positive signs for businesses on our high streets and town centres as we approach the summer months. Items which saw increased sales in April such as DIY and gardening goods are also available to rent from our two new Library of Things sites in #Southwark: participate.libraryofthings.co.uk/southwark



Great afternoon at the SE5 Forum Camberwell Eat Around The World Festival today where the Southwark Council Local Economy Team were also on hand to talk about our recently published Camberwell Town Centre Action Plan. southwark.gov.uk/business-and-l…


Positive and productive evening speaking to people on Marsland and Pasley Close #SE17 tonight. Great to have a strong Southwark Labour team out in force in Newington!



The Youth Trailblazer scheme in #Southwark and Central London Forward will focus on improving outcomes for care leavers. This central govt funding provides a great opportunity for local authorities to pilot new ideas which remove barriers & increase employment opportunities for young people.

