Politics

"We are working very long hours to keep things running and would be glad if cross party colleagues were willing to share the work in Cabinet." - Mayor Lutfur Rahman

he Forensic Agency is currently operating at a loss of around £2 million each month.

The By-election in Spitalfields and Banglatown triggered by Lutfur Rahman’s election as Mayor will be held on the 16th of December.

Lutfur Rahman, the executive mayor of Tower Hamlets, said the Olympic organisers had acted unlawfully and Failed!

Swedish authorities have issued a fresh arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

Against strong opposition from Labour MPs and risking backbench rebellion Prime Minister David Cameron said ‘I know you don’t like we’re speaking to our plans, but we’re sticking to our plans!’ These changes have been met with both approval and ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced most out-of-work benefits will be scrapped and replaced by a Universal Credit.

‘We welcome any hand extended with honesty’ says Ahmadinejad but refuses to back down on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran will not discuss the nuclear issue in international talks proposed for later this year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said. Last month, ...

“We are witnessing the radicalisation of a generation. This is to current students what the Iraq war was to the last lot – and what the poll tax was to those before them. As I walked back to parliament, with ...

Three Labour Councillors have pledged their support for working with Independent Mayor Rahman. Kabir Ahmed and Shahed Ali cited Labour’s refusal to work with the Mayor as primary reasons for breaking the Labour Group Whip. Cllr Abdul Asad also announced his decision to work with the Mayor.