A South London councillor has quit the Labour Party, citing a "toxic culture of bullying", also accusing the party of "pandering to the far right" and stirring up racial tensions.

Martin Abrams, who has been a Lambeth councillor for Streatham St Leonard's ward since 2022, announced his resignation from the Labour Party on social media on Thursday (August 28).

In an official statement, Cllr Abrams said he was "shocked at how bad things have become" under the leadership of Keir Starmer and after one year in Government. Cllr Abrams said: "Keir Starmer is now breaking records for unpopularity and is rolling out the red carpet for Nigel Farage and Reform.

"Labour is now pandering to the far right, by scapegoating migrants and the most vulnerable in our society, deliberately stirring up

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