{"id":475727,"date":"2026-03-31T19:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=475727"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:05:51","slug":"get-your-transport-questions-answered-by-southwarks-main-political-parties-at-a-public-meeting-next-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/camberwell\/get-your-transport-questions-answered-by-southwarks-main-political-parties-at-a-public-meeting-next-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Get your transport questions answered by Southwark&#8217;s main political parties at a public meeting next Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A public meeting in Camberwell next week will be a chance to hear from representatives of the main political parties in Southwark about their vision for transport in the borough for the next four years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local people will be able to get their transport-related questions answered by local politicians from the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green parties ahead of the local elections on Thursday, May 7. <\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The hustings have been organised by local transport groups: Southwark Cyclists, Southwark\u00a0Living Streets, Fare Free London, Mums\u00a0for Lungs and Solve the School Run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"swmgfhSMNJHVieOT3BlydZRIkP658r0WQjAb4xncDv\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NspOMemdgm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/peckham\/bermondsey-foodbank-fears-future-after-zipcars-exit-trebles-transport-costs\/\">Bermondsey foodbank fears future after Zipcar&#8217;s exit trebles transport costs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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