The results of the elections on 22nd May 2014 have opened up a debate in Tower Hamlets about the relationship between Lutfur Rahman and the Labour Party. Good: ELN wrote about this in the early hours of 24th May (Labour: time ...
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Labour: is it time for Plan B?
It was close – but not that close. Labour told us the electors had had enough of Lutfur Rahman – hated him; saw him as corrupt and divisive; would stand it no longer. How wrong they were. Although 27,643 people ...
Read More »Almost still alive at the Count
The counting of the councillor elections began a bit after the mayoral result was declared: maybe around 2am or so. LBTH is publishing detailed ward results on http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=22&V=1&RPID=3009658 and there is no need for us to repeat them here. The ...
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Reetendra BANERJI (Lib Dem) 1959 John BIGGS (Labour) 27,643 (1st preference), 6,500 (2nd preference) = 34,143 Reza CHOUDHURY (Independent) 205 Hafiz KADIR (Independent) 162 Mohammed KHAN (Independent) 164 Nicholas MCQUEEN (UKIP) 4,819 Hugo PIERRE (Trade Union and Socialist Coalition) 871 Lutfur ...
Read More »Live from the count
23.00 The latest rumours are, again, that Lutfur has won on the first round. Nothing official has been announced: why won’t they tell us what is going on? We need to get a mayor in post to sort this borough’s ...
Read More »Biggs: it all rests on the Tory votes
As the polls closed on this momentous election day, all the political parties agreed on one thing: it really is too close to call the mayoral election. That is not to say that the winning margin will be small, though ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets’ part-time “Quiet Man” turns DOWN the volume
“The quiet man is here to stay, and he’s turning up the volume,” said Iain Duncan Smith – kick-starting the steady slide down towards losing the election for Tory Party Leader. For his look-a-like John Biggs, Labour’s candidate for Mayor, ...
Read More »Britain First launch token mini-invasion of East London Mosque
The East London Mosque has announced that Britain First made an attempt to “invade” the mosque on Monday, 19th May. The mosque’s security cameras picked up four members of the Group parking up outside the mosque and entering the building. ...
Read More »Urgent: can we find this man?
The above photograph shows the man who is alleged to have been verbally abusive towards women who were canvassing in the Chrisp Street area on 18th May. The man was canvassing for support for the Labour Party’s John Biggs; the women were ...
Read More »Breaking news… women respond to abuse from pro-Biggs canvasser
Labour is today under the spotlight as one of their campaigners hurled verbal abuse at a young female pro-Lutfur Rahman campaigner in Chrisp Street market. The verbal abuse included swearing and using sexist language. ELN has seen a photo of the pro-Biggs ...
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