Politics

Are we on the brink of another Labour upset? Three weeks ago it seemed self-evident that the borough’s sitting Labour MPs would walk through to victory at the General Election. That was before the election court verdict in the case ...

There were smirks from the Tory benches at the last meeting of the Council as Labour Group Leader Cllr Rachael Saunders referred to Rushnara Ali as the local “MP”, who was working for her “constituents”. It had to be pointed ...

Emdad Rahman Many homeless people are deterred from registering to vote because they do not have a fixed postal address, but being homeless is actually not a bar. For decades the plight of those who are homeless has been neglected ...

At the Council meting on Wednesday last week, Tower Hamlets First councillors responded to critics of the Mayor’s decision to reclaim a loan paid by Tower Hamlets Council to the Rich Mix cultural centre a decade and a half ago. ...

Cllr Golds is now giving his report. He says that the public asking questions were answering prepared questions which had been put in to support a THF General Election candidate, but THF had not had the confidence to stand. He ...

Now Cllr Danny Hassell is asking for motion 12.10 to be taken next.  This is agreed. More: question 6.10, from a member of the public, is being taken too, as it informs the motion. Ms Emma Price is asking her ...

The second petitioner is not present, so we move to the third petitioner. Terry McGrenera is now presenting his petition, which is asking for a community hall to be included in the new development at Watts Grove. He is giving ...

The witching hour – 7.30pm – is nearly upon us. FYI: Labour Councillor David Edgar was first to arrive in the Council Chamber – significantly before any other councillor. There was time to wonder whether everyone else had had a ...

Tower Hamlets Council is meeting tonight, Wednesday, 15th April. Watch this space for our live reports: http://eastlondonnews.co.uk/category/politics/ Reports start just after 7.30pm.

Mayor Lutfur Rahman has always said that his Administration in Tower Hamlets is an anti-austerity Administration. And Deputy Mayor Cllr Oliur Rahman is helping Mayor Rahman show this is not just a paper policy – by leading a delegation of ...