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  "path": "/uk/news/2026/03/22/lewisham-green-defections/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T12:30:13.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "Lewisham Green Party today, Sunday 22 March, announces the defection of two Labour councillors, Cllr Tauseef Anwar and Cllr Rudi Schmidt, who join the more than 50 new Green councillors who have defected to the party in the past few months. Lewisham Green Party just doubled its councillors The Green Party are forecasted to make […]\n\nBy The Canary",
  "title": "BREAKING: two senior Labour councillors defect to the Greens in Lewisham"
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