Councillor Charlie Davis has welcomed the announcement that the Metropolitan Police has been bolstered by an additional 1,369 officers since the Government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019

Helena Croft, the Conservatives spokesman for Sydenham, has welcomed the Eat Out To Help Out Scheme, which will give people across Lewisham up to 50 per cent off their bills in restaurants, cafes and pubs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August.

Conservative London Assembly candidate for Greenwich & Lewisham, Charlie Davis, has signed a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, to raise the future of the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham. Charlie signed the letter alongside Hannah Ginnett, the London Assembly candidate for Lambeth & Southwark, and Councillor Matt Clare, the Opposition spokesman for Transport in Greenwich. The future of the project has been cast into doubt after the Labour Mayor of London had to seek a £1.69billion bailout for TfL from the Government, with TfL now looking to agree a second bailout with the Government in the coming weeks

Food aid charities in London were awarded over £776,463.00 in government funding to help local people struggling to get food as a result of the coronavirus crisis. As a result, over 713,000 meals have been provided for people in need in London

Lewisham Conservatives have criticised Labour-run Lewisham Council for seeking to employ a new Head of Communication on a salary of over £85,000 a year, despite the average salary in Lewisham being less than £34,000.

London Assembly candidate for Greenwich & Lewisham, Charlie Davis, has welcomed the news that over the last year the number of doctors working in NHS England has increased by over 6,000, and the number of nurses has increased by over 12,000.

Spokesman for Sydenham ward, Helena Croft, has welcomed the re-opening of the tourism sector on 4 July, giving a boost for up to 565 businesses across Lewisham West & Penge, and called on people to show their support for businesses following a challenging three months.

The Labour Deputy Mayor of London for Transport has confirmed that Transport for London (TfL) cannot guarantee the future of the planned Bakerloo line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via New Cross. This adds ​even more uncertainty to the second phase of the planned extension from Lewisham to Ladywell, Catford and Lower Sydenham.

Lewisham has received unprecedented economic support to protect jobs and businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak. Across the three Lewisham constituencies 41,500 jobs have been protected through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, with Government grants covering 80 per cent of people’s wages, up to £2,500 a month.

More children across Lewisham will be able to access a world-class education due to a major funding boost by the government.