Labour Demands Action as Aspire Administration Fails on Housing Promises
For Immediate Release Tower Hamlets Labour Group is urging Mayor Lutfur Rahman and his Aspire administration to seize the opportunity to utilise the historic investment from the Labour Government’s new £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme to urgently tackle the borough’s severe housing crisis. At the upcoming full council meeting, Labour’s Councillor Marc Francis […]
Labour Response to First Envoys Report
Tower Hamlets Labour councillors have welcomed the first report by Ministerial Envoys assessing Tower Hamlets Council’s progress in response to the Government’s improvement directions. The report, reflecting the initial four months of statutory intervention, praises senior council officers for actions taken, such as establishing the Transformation & Assurance Board and drafting a Continuous Improvement Plan. […]
Statement from the Tower Hamlets Labour Group
The Daily Mail’s attack on Kobi Nazrul Primary School is nothing more than fearmongering dressed up as news. Ignoring the school’s “Good” Ofsted rating and its test scores above the London and national averages, the article seeks to divide our community by focusing on the fact that pupils learn English as an additional language. Tower […]
Bow East Councillors Disappointed at Decision to Relocate Recovery Centre to Bow Without Consultation
Tower Hamlets, 13 June 2025 — Bow East councillors Amina Ali, Marc Francis, and Abdi Mohamed have expressed serious concerns regarding Tower Hamlets Council’s recent decision to relocate a proposed Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Recovery Centre to Bow, without any consultation with local residents, businesses, or ward councillors through council democratic structures. This is an […]
Comment from Leader of the Labour Group on 2025 Spending Review
Cllr Sirajul Islam said: “This Spending Review delivers vital resources that could benefit our borough: an extra £3.4 billion in grant funding for local authorities by 2028-29 – boosting our core spending power by 3.1% a year- to protect services from street cleansing to youth centres. It also underpins record NHS investment (£29 billion extra […]
Calls for Tower Hamlets Aspire councillor to stand down from key scrutiny role as they seek election in Bangladesh
Calls for Tower Hamlets Aspire councillor to stand down from key scrutiny role as they seek election in Bangladesh A councillor allied to controversial Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is being challenged to stand down from a key scrutiny position as she stands for election in Bangladesh. Sabina Khan, a councillor for Mile End in […]
TH Labour Demands Urgent Action Following Allegations of Exploitative Practices in Former Council Housing Blocks
For Immediate ReleaseDate: 16/4/2025 Cllr Asma Islam, Labour Councillor for Weavers Ward and Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing, has written to Tower Hamlets Council and the Government in response to a recent London Centric article alleging exploitative practices by a property developer operating in former council housing blocks within Tower Hamlets. Cllr Islam has written […]
NEW FIGURES: 900,000 agency workers, including 4,118 in Tower Hamlets to enjoy zero hours protections
Almost a million agency workers are set to benefit from new government zero-hour contract protections as Ministers today [TUESDAY 4 March] table amendments to the Employment Rights Bill following weeks of consultation and responses from business groups, trade unions and wider civil society. The changes will mean a further 900,000 agency workers – including, as […]
Tower Hamlets Labour Proposes Budget Amendment to Freeze Council Tax and Protect Key Services
PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate ReleaseDate: 26/2/25 Tower Hamlets Labour Proposes Budget Amendment to Freeze Council Tax and Protect Key Services The Labour Group in Tower Hamlets has announced a bold 2025/26 Budget Amendment that delivers on its commitment to freeze Council Tax—in stark contrast to Mayor Lutfur Rahman, who is planning a 3% increase despite […]
Government Intervention in Tower Hamlets: What It Means
Many residents have been asking about the outcome of the Tower Hamlets Best Value Inspection and the Government’s decision to intervene and appoint envoys. We wanted to provide an update on why this has happened and what it means for the borough. Why Has the Government Intervened? A year ago, the Government announced an independent Best […]
