Chaos as Green-led council climbs down on cuts just days after defending them

Cuts proposed by Green councillors to children’s mental health and dementia advice services have been dropped after outrage from residents and calls for U-turns from Southwark Labour.

Cllr Sarah King, Leader of Southwark Labour, said:

“Councillor Corn and her Green-Lib Dem coalition colleagues should be ashamed of the fear and anxiety they have caused families across our borough.

Their first two decisions leading this borough were to cut mental health support for children and an advice service for people living with dementia.

Then a few days later, after families have been told to make do and staff have been told to find work elsewhere, the Greens have woken up to the reality of their decisions.

The chaos they have caused is unforgivable and for that Cllr Corn should apologise.

I want to thank the community, the families of those affected and councillors Jasmine Ali and Esmé Dobson for their tireless efforts in getting these cuts reversed.

Thankfully children with mental health needs and families supporting those with dementia will once again receive the vital support they have done for years under Southwark Labour.”