Audit Office reveals government’s failure on Starter Homes
A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that ‘no Starter Homes…
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The school funding crisis is far from over
New national figures reveal that schools in Tower Hamlets have lost out on over £110m…
Benefit freeze pricing families out of a home
New research from the National Housing Federation (NHF) shows that more than nine in ten…
New figures show scale of police cuts in Tower Hamlets
New figures reveal that between 2010 and 2018 the number of police officers in the…
Universal Credit blunders continue despite council pointing out errors
Latest figures show a further 150 errors on Universal Credit claims in Tower Hamlets this…
Labour’s Conference plans set to make a difference in Tower Hamlets
Labour has announced a range of new policies at its annual conference in Brighton 21st…
Overground services must improve, mayors and MPs demand
The mayors and MPs for Hackney and Tower Hamlets have written to Transport for London…
Tower Hamlets Council opposes London City Airport growth proposals
Tower Hamlets Council members have agreed a motion in opposition to London City Airport growth…
Tower Hamlets Council condemns Government over special needs funding crisis
At a meeting of the full council (18th September 2019), Tower Hamlets Council overwhelmingly passed…
Mayor Biggs backs ‘Cover the Cost’ campaign
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has backed a new campaign from the homelessness charity Crisis,…
Mayor Biggs calls for tuition fees to be scrapped as UK student loan debt soars
New analysis of official government projections shows that the total interest being racked up by…
EU citizens’ rights must not be used as ‘bargaining chips’
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has written to the Prime Minister calling on him to…
Special needs services now ‘at a tipping point’ warn London boroughs
Council cabinet members with responsibility for children’s services across London have co-signed a cross-party letter…
‘Dangerous’ NHS hostile environment policy must end
Mayor John Biggs and Dr Jackie Applebee, the chair of the Local Medical Committee for…
Drug-related deaths hit record levels in England as Prime Minister’s spending pledges ring hollow
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that drug-related deaths last year…
Mayor Biggs attacks government ‘obsessed with no-deal Brexit’
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has criticised the government for driving the country towards…
Over two million households paying more than a third of their income in rent
New House of Commons analysis shows that over two million private renting households in England…
Prime Minister warned we face a national SEND crisis
Government funding for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services failing to keep pace with…
Mayor Biggs signs letter to Boris Johnson calling for more funding for councils
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has joined with other Labour Leaders from across…
Government urged to restore role of local councils in schools
Tower Hamlets Council has agreed a motion calling on the government to restore the role…
Tower Hamlets Labour sets out ambitious plan to tackle air pollution
At a meeting of Tower Hamlets Council last week, councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of…
“Let boroughs raise money from an ‘overnight stay levy’”
Mayor co-signs letter calling for Government to let boroughs raise money from an ‘overnight stay…
£12.8bn needed per year to end the housing crisis
Commenting on new research from the National Housing Federation which reveals that the Government must…
Mayor and headteachers warn nursery schools are ‘fighting for survival’
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs, MPs Rushanara Ali and Jim Fitzpatrick, the Tower…
IFS Report on School Funding
Commenting on new IFS analysis released yesterday (18 June 2019), ‘Extra spending on education in…
315 extra children with special needs supported by Tower Hamlets Council last year despite funding squeeze
The government’s latest figures show that 315 extra pupils in Tower Hamlets received a new…
Nearly half of eligible people in Tower Hamlets are missing out on free food vouchers
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has joined calls from charities and health groups…
Free TV licences for pensioners to be scrapped
Commenting on the BBC’s announcement that free TV licences for up to 3.7m pensioners are…
Councils are being hampered as we try to tackle the housing crisis
From Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs Every week at my advice surgery I see…
75th anniversary of D-Day
Speaking on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs…