Boyfriend of Southwark Council’s New Deputy Leader Was Jailed for Stealing £130,000
The new deputy leader of Southwark Council is in a relationship with Simon Burke, who was jailed for stealing £130,000 from his employer, including funds meant for a refugee charity. Burke was convicted in July 2021 and has since opened an LGBTQ+ pub and cinema in the borough. The council is currently led by a coalition of the Greens and Liberal Democrats, with Chamberlain also involved in council-supported Pride events.
- ▪Victor Chamberlain is the new deputy leader of Southwark Council.
- ▪His partner, Simon Burke, was jailed for two and a half years for stealing £130,000.
- ▪Burke defrauded funds intended for a charity helping refugees.
- ▪Burke opened an LGBTQ+ pub and cinema in Southwark after his release.
- ▪Chamberlain is involved in the council's Pride in Southwark programme.
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The new deputy council leader of the London borough of Southwark is dating a man who was jailed for stealing £130,000 from his employer. Including almost £30,000 from a refugee charity… Southwark Council is now run as of this week by a coalition from hell of the Greens and Liberal Democrats. Its deputy is now the LibDem group leader Victor Chamberlain, whose longtime partner, Simon Burke, was convicted in July 2021. And jailed for two and a half years… Reports from the time said Burke “worked as an events director in Milton Keyes and used his position to doctor invoice payments to display his own bank details.” He was found to have taken £103,660.80 from the company for his own financial gain and also “de-frauded £28,000 from the company which was intended to be donated to a charity to…
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