London former Labour council leader defects to Greens

Southwark councillor James McAsh has defected to the Green Party from Labour with a blast at Starmer’s factionalism and red-Tory austerity politics. McAsh was elected as council leader in July 2025, but the central party moved to quash the result and installed a tame Starmeroid. In his resignation from Labour, McAsh said that he can […] By Skwawkbox