Mayor Biggs backs Gordon Brown’s Alliance for Full Employment
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has backed the ‘Alliance for Full Employment’, a…
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Mayor Biggs calls on Government to scrap benefit cap to avoid evictions crisis for private tenants
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has urged the Government to use the brief extension of…
Mayor John Biggs calls for government to extend support for businesses
Mayor John Biggs today wrote to the Chancellor and called for him to step in…
Mayor backs ‘Time Out to Help Out’ campaign and calls for self-isolation to be recognised as a civic duty
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has backed a new national campaign ‘Time Out…
Mayor demands support for higher and further education sector following exams fiasco
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the Prime Minister to provide…
Mayor slams Government over plans to scrap Public Health England during a pandemic
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has branded the Government’s decision to scrap Public Health England…
Time running out for private renters as eviction ban ends this week and Universal Credit claims soar
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has made a last-ditch appeal to the Government…
Urgent appeal launched as financial impact of Covid hits Tower Hamlets Council
Tower Hamlets Labour has today launched an urgent appeal calling on the Government to plug…
Mayor calls for government to step in to ‘save our sports’
Mayor John Biggs has written to the Prime Minister calling for the government to step…
Mayor calls on Housing Secretary to protect renters as cost of Covid hits
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the Housing Secretary to introduce…
Chancellor’s summer statement fails to deliver for Tower Hamlets
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has said that the Chancellor’s summer statement failed to deliver…
Mayor welcomes funding boost for Places of Worship Protective Security Fund
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has welcomed the increased funding for the Places of Worship…
Response to Baroness Lawrence’s review into impact of Covid on BAME communities
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has responded to the enquiry led by Baroness Doreen Lawrence…
Government must restore free travel for U18s and elderly Londoners
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has urged the Government to restore free travel…
Petition urges Government to rethink Free School Meal decision
Tower Hamlets Labour has launched a petition calling on the Government to ensure that the…
We need full transparency over Westferry Printworks
Statement from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs following the Urgent Question raised in Parliament…
Free School Meals voucher scheme must continue over the summer holidays
Tower Hamlets Labour are calling for the Government’s Free School Meal voucher scheme to continue…
Mayor Biggs statement on Robert Milligan statue
A statement from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs on the statue of Robert Milligan…
Mayor Biggs calls for ‘Triple Lock’ protection for renters
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the…
Black Lives Matter
The killing of George Floyd shocked millions across the world. How can the most powerful…
“Stop demolition of Sarah Chapman’s grave” urges Mayor Biggs
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has written to the Justice Minister Robert Buckland…
Public Health Report reveals differing impact of Covid-19
Commenting on today’s delayed publication of the Public Health England Review ‘Disparities in the risk…
Tower Hamlets Council facing a cut in emergency Government funding amidst fight against coronavirus
Tower Hamlets Council has been handed £1.4m less in the second tranche of emergency funding…
Westferry Printworks scheme quashed after Minister accused of ‘bias’
Labour-run Tower Hamlets Council has successfully taken legal action against the Government’s housing secretary after…
Government’s coronavirus support must not be based on immigration status
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has called on the Home Secretary to make an urgent…
Tower Hamlets tops the leaderboard for genuinely affordable home completions
New statistics released by City Hall last week (14th May) show that 1,562 affordable homes…
31,274 in London could lose care this year if Government breaks funding promise
New analysis reveals the crippling cuts that will be forced on key frontline services including…
Figures from Tower Hamlets shows higher impact of COVID-19 on BAME population
New figures from Tower Hamlets have highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on the BAME population.…
Mayor Biggs responds to PM’s announcement
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “There were…
Mayor urges Iceland supermarket to join voucher scheme
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the supermarket chain Iceland to…