Politics

There was a time when Mayor Lutfur Rahman was painted as a young firebrand. At Cabinet on 14th March, Lutfur deployed a new tool in his armoury. No one saw it coming but, put simply, he

As predicted in ELN, Tower Hamlets Council has called a by-election

ELN: Ousted Labour councillor Michael Keith was snapped out and about in Tower Hamlets on Saturday, 3rd March – fuelling speculation

Tower Hamlets Council models itself on the Mother of Parliaments.

London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone spent a day in Tower Hamlets on 23rd January meeting

Colin Barrow, the embattled Leader of Westminster City Council, finally bowed to the inevitable by

James Frankcom: As the rumours surrounding the position of Tower Hamlets Councillor Shelina Akhtar circulate, East London News has spoken exclusively with Cllr Shelina Akhtar herself. Cllr Akhtar explained that legal advice has prevented her from countering the negative presumptions ...

Peabody’s public consultation meeting on 7th November saw Councillors Rabina Khan and Alibor Choudhury

In May 2010, the people of Tower Hamlets voted in a referendum to introduce a directly elected Mayor

Mayor Lutfur Rahman, Tower Hamlets Council, summed it up: “EMA enabled young people from low income