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 […]
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 […]
Statement on Government Intervention in Tower Hamlets Council
Leader of Tower Hamlets Labour Group, Councillor Sirajul Islam said:“The announcement of a statutory support package and Government envoy to oversee the work of Tower Hamlets Council will come as no surprise to residents who have endured over two years of chaos and decline in the quality of local services. “This decision follows a damning […]
TOWER HAMLETS LABOUR BUDGET RESPONSE
TOWER HAMLETS LABOUR BUDGET RESPONSE – Major Boost for Families and Businesses in Tower Hamlets, Including New Funding to Fix Roads, Build Homes, and Tackle Homelessness Labour’s first Budget sets a clear path to deliver the change that families and businesses in Tower Hamlets urgently need. Alongside increased funding for the NHS, a higher minimum […]
Labour Urges Mayor Rahman to Protect Pensioners from Energy Bill Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tower Hamlets Labour Group Calls on Mayor Rahman to Protect Older Residents Facing Energy Bill Crisis PRESS RELEASETower Hamlets Labour Group Calls on Mayor Rahman to Protect Older Residents Facing Energy Bill Crisis For Immediate Release 18/9/24 Tower Hamlets Labour Group has tabled a motion calling on Mayor Lutfur Rahman to step in […]
Tomorrow’s Budget meeting and update on Best Value Inspection
From Cllr Marc Francis, Bow East, Labour Two years ago, Lutfur Rahman made a bold promise to not to raise Council Tax if he was elected as Mayor of Tower Hamlets. In Labour’s camp people were incredulous. In the wake of Lutfur Rahman’s removal from office in 2015, Labour’s Mayor, John Biggs had had to both raise […]
Statement on comments made by Paul Scully MP
Councillor Sirajul Islam, Leader of Tower Hamlets Labour group said: “It says something about the state of the modern Conservative Party that its MPs feel comfortable parroting the type of comments made by far-right extremists. There aren’t any “no-go” areas in our borough and if Mr Scully feels like he can only condemn the Islamophobic […]
How Privatisation Threatens “The People’s Park”: A Balancing Act in Austere Times
By Cllr Asma Begum (Bow West and Shadow Cabinet member for the Environment) How do we balance the need for local authorities to raise funds for vital services (in an era of budget cuts and austerity) against the fundamental right for residents to access the green spaces they collectively own? This delicate question comes to […]
Labour councillors slam Mayor Rahman’s plan to ‘Privatise’ Victoria Park
The Labour group of councillors in Tower Hamlets, have strongly criticised Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s decision to amend the Major Events Policy for Victoria Park, which would allow two extra major events to take place in the park each year and increase the capacity threshold for a large event from 5,000 to 20,000 people. This will […]
