British Politics

CAMPAIGNERS WILL BE lobbying Tower Hamlets Council on Wednesday, 15th January to press the case for free speech in the Borough on issues affecting Palestine and the Palestinian people. Councillors will be asked to act on a petition being presented ...

WHO WILL the Labour left support in the contest to become the new Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party? Two organisations met this weekend to make their decisions. Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD) CLPD is one of ...

Which of the new Labour Leader contenders will repeat this simple Labour value? “The Labour Party will always put people first. Whether that’s building homes, investing to upgrade our economy or championing our public services. These policies represent the Labour ...

IS STEPNEY to be the new Isle of Dogs? Details of an eye-wateringly expensive residential development have come to light which suggest that Whitechapel is being subjected to the same kind of random gentrification as E14. The Background It was ...

IT’S DOWN TO US to look after the NHS – after the 2019 General Election result put our prize service at risk. That’s the view of local NHS campaigners. During the election campaign there was a debate about whether Boris ...

LABOUR PARTY members in Poplar & Limehouse constituency have chosen the candidate they want to stand for them at the next General Election: Apsana Begum. A new candidate had to be found as sitting MP “Dim Jim” Fitzpatrick is retiring. ...

JOHN BIGGS, veteran politician and Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has stopped short of endorsing Apsana Begum – chosen by Tower Hamlets Labour Party members to be Labour’s candidate at the next General Election. Members had been patient with some ...

THE LABOUR PARTY members of Poplar & Limehouse Constituency Labour Party (CLP) have spoken. They came, they queued, they listened, they queued some more – and then they voted. There were over 500 of them, and they chose Apsana Begum ...

IT IS almost a “tale of two Johns” as Labour Party members in Poplar & Limehouse constituency head for their hustings meeting this afternoon. The members will be choosing who will be the Labour Party candidate at the next General ...

WHY HAS Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs ordered the closure of the Council Meals on Wheels Service, which provides meals to vulnerable adults? Service users and community activists have been raising concerns about what will happen when the service ...