Five Labour councillors in Tower Hamlets have joined Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s team.

Barts and The London NHS Trust is pleased to announce that Councillor Abdal Ullah

Councillor Mizanur Chaudhury was appointed Tower Hamlets’ new chair of council at the borough’s annual council meeting last night...

The government promised localism and people should be entitled to remain in their locality of choice if at all possible.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also welcomed the resolution, his press office said in a statement.

Chair of Council Motin Uz Zaman forcibly had removed all residents attending the Full Council Meeting on Wednesday.

Councillors could be given the power to block public sector salaries over £100,000.

"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

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.

ONE OF the down sides to children going back to schools is that parents have to fork out for school uniforms, PE kits, etc. That’s why Mayor Lutfur Rahman has stepped in to cheer up less well-off families by funding ...