51,584 in Tower Hamlets already behind on household bills – new analysis
New analysis from Tower Hamlets Labour reveals a staggering 51,584 adults in Tower Hamlets are already falling behind on households bills – and 28,658 have gone without food. The figures come as the Chancellor today has announced his mini-budget, which takes place as the pound hits a 37 year low against the dollar, and real […]
Tower Hamlets Labour Leader pushes the Government to cap rent increases
The Leader of Tower Hamlets Labour Group, Cllr Sirajul Islam has today written to Simon Clarke MP, the new Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Communities and Housing to call for an immediate cap on rent increases for residents in the private rented sector to protect those most vulnerable during the Cost of Living Crisis. The […]
Tower Hamlets Labour Leader Statement on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
A statement from the Leader of the Tower Hamlets Labour Group, Cllr Sirajul Islam on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II: “I am very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and on behalf of the Tower Hamlets Labour Group I send my deepest condolences to the Royal […]
Tower Hamlets Labour demands more in the face of Liz Truss’ Cost of Living Plan Failure
Liz Truss has now been elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by only 81,326 Conservative Party members. As she begins her premiership, Tower Hamlets Labour calls on her to get to grips with the financial crisis affecting struggling residents across the borough and work with the Labour Party to tackle the Cost of Living […]
The doctor can’t see you now – Tower Hamlets Labour calls for better GP Access
New figures from NHS England show that 18% of people in the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board, covering Tower Hamlets, could not get an appointment to see or speak to a GP or nurse the last time they tried. Meanwhile, data from the NHS reveals that in the past year, 714, 126 GP […]
Tower Hamlets Labour Pushes for Labour Party’s Energy Bill Plan to help Residents save £1000 this winter
Tower Hamlets Labour is fully behind this week’s announcement from Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, that Labour “wouldn’t let people pay a penny more” on their winter fuel bill as he unveiled the party’s plan to address the Tory cost of living crisis. The Labour leader said that the party’s plan to […]
Mayor Rahman and his Aspire Party votes No on tackling the Cost of Living Crisis
The new Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman and his colleagues in the Aspire Group this week voted against a Tower Hamlets Labour motion which pressed for an Emergency Budget to introduce much-needed measures to help struggling residents across the borough. In a meeting of Tower Hamlets Council on Wednesday 27th July, which also saw […]
Tower Hamlets Labour call on Mayor Rahman to hold an Emergency Budget to tackle the Cost of Living Crisis
New data shows that an estimated 20,200 families in Tower Hamlets are in serious financial difficulty, all while the Conservatives are distracted trying to fix their crumbling Government. This is why Tower Hamlets Labour is proposing a motion at a meeting of the Tower Hamlets Full Council on Wednesday 27th July 2022 calling for the […]
Tower Hamlets Labour Group and Unmesh Desai AM push for local bus services to be protected
Cllr Sirajul Islam, Leader of Tower Hamlets Labour Group and Unmesh Desai AM, London Assembly Member for City and East have written today to the Secretary of State for Transport expressing their concern about the proposed cuts to bus routes across Tower Hamlets – including the possible withdrawal of Bus Route D7 – and has […]
Mayor John Biggs calls on the Government to fix the squeeze on wages
New figures show that the average earner in London will see their earnings fall by £1,737 in the next year alone, relative to inflation, under the plans announced by the Chancellor in his recent Spring Statement. It has emerged that not only would working people still be hit with the biggest tax burden since the […]