I'm delighted to announce that I am one of the five shortlisted to be Labour's new candidate for Mayor of Lewisham. I will be standing on a platform of change, socialism and hope. I am supported by GMB and UNITE. You can help me by volunteering at: www.paulbell.org/volunteer. More information will be appearing during the course of the campaign. You can follow events at: www.paulbell.org/mayor. Here you can also get in contact with me. Best wishes, Paul Bell #LabourMayoralSele

Today, I've put my name forward to the Labour Party to seek the nomination to be Labour's next Lewisham mayoral candidate. I’ve been fortunate enough to be described by the co-chairs of New Cross Learning, Kath Dunbar and Gill Hart as having a “lifelong commitment to core community values, unimpeachable personal integrity and compassion for our community”. I’ve been a Lewisham Councillor for seven years, a position I combine with my job as a national officer of the public se