Lambeth (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Lambeth’s Deputy Leader Rezina Chowdhury deleted her X account as the Council addressed months of complaints over her online behaviour.
Eliminating X could appear to be a principled move at first. On a site operated by a tech bro who has publicly advocated for a race war in the UK, who wants to hang out?
However, time is a different thing.
With the municipal elections in May 2026 approaching, Cllr. Chowdhury’s disappearance from the site appears to be more of a digital cover-up, an attempt to remove the evidence.
Five months ago, Streatham Action, a local volunteer group, celebrated community efforts on Streatham Common Pool with a post that is at the heart of the controversy:
“Thanks to the volunteers painting Streatham Common Pool led by Stephen Hall using paint bought with a grant from us! Thanks @DecoratorsMate for donating the brushes.”
That innocuous post was met with a furious reply from another user:
“But a massive fuck you to anyone reliant on screen readers AGAIN from this ‘community’ group that is basically a load of wealthy white nimby’s in massive houses tutting about not being able to drive their cars recklessly with 20mph limits, LTNs and shock horror cycle lanes.”
Cllr. Chowdhury liked the tweet and then reposted it to all of her followers instead of denouncing the language.
Concerned that the Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council seemed to be supporting racist and offensive language, locals filed many complaints.
Those complaints were disregarded for five months. Only this past weekend, precisely when Cllr. Chowdhury’s X account disappeared, did the Council finally respond.
The Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air brief’s Labour Cabinet member reluctantly apologized via email to one of the residents:
“I want to apologise for a retweet I shared several months ago which included inappropriate language. I removed the post when I was alerted to the complaint. I appreciate that this may have caused offence and apologise for any upset it caused.”
The public has not been informed of the apology. Interestingly, the Council does not indicate in its reply to residents if their concerns were formally upheld.
Cllr. Chowdhury has been caught red-handed before but has never apologized. The High Court invalidated her as the Cabinet member in charge of the West Dulwich Low Traffic Neighbourhood in June, and Lambeth was not allowed to appeal.
Cllr. Chowdhury did not publicly apologize at the time, even though he was found guilty of breaking the law.
Lambeth is still dealing with the fallout from the West Dulwich gaffe.
This past weekend, it was made public that the Council had yet to reimburse £1.3 million in “illegal” fines paid to drivers who were implicated in the now-illegal program.
The goal is clear: to stop anyone from examining her online behavior. It is unclear if Cllr. Chowdhury did this on her own initiative or at her direction.
Which councillors publicly demanded her resignation and quotes?
Local Conservative councillors are the ones providing public (albeit non-specific) calls for Lambeth Deputy Leader Cllr Rezina Chowdhury to resign for social media activity, particularly as it relates to LTNs and community tensions.
While no direct quotes naming Cllr Chowdhury are available publicly, Conservative members are clearly objecting to her conduct.
Lambeth Conservative party members, and other local community activists, have specifically demanded her resignation over allegations of ignoring resident concerns, along with sharing divisive posts on social media.