10,000 extra devices needed in Tower Hamlets for home schooling
A Tower Hamlets Council survey of local headteachers has found that an estimated 10,000 additional…
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Mayor Biggs publishes budget plans with pledge to keep funding Free School Meals despite austerity
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has published his budget proposals which protects council-funded…
‘Give school staff early vaccinations’ urges Mayor of Tower Hamlets
School teachers and support staff should be given Covid-19 vaccines early to enable a safer…
Government urged to save the early years sector by continuing funding arrangements into 2021
Mayor John Biggs and Councillor Danny Hassell have written to Secretary of State for Education…
Mayor Biggs warns that failure to secure a Brexit trade deal would be “catastrophic” for Tower Hamlets
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has criticised the Government over its no-deal brinkmanship…
Chancellor passes the buck on social care funding crisis again
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has criticised the Chancellor for “shirking his responsibility”…
Mayor Biggs urges Chancellor to protect Universal Credit and Keep the Lifeline
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has hit out at the Chancellor for ploughing…
Tower Hamlets Labour calls for action on fire safety
At a Full Council meeting earlier this month, Tower Hamlets councillors adopted a Labour amendment…
Tower Hamlets Council condemns Government’s failure of children and young people
Tower Hamlets Council has voted to condemn the Government for its failure to tackle child…
Tower Hamlets Council backs Labour’s plans for a mayoral referendum
Tower Hamlets Council has agreed to hold a referendum on whether the borough should keep…
Mayor Biggs welcomes Living Wage increase
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the news that the Living Wage…
Tower Hamlets Labour triggers referendum on the future of the mayoralty
Tower Hamlets Labour Group has voted to trigger a referendum on whether the borough should…
Trussell Trust forecasts soaring foodbank demand as Tories fail to support people in Tower Hamlets
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has hit out at the Government for undermining…
New child poverty data shows devastating impact of Tory austerity
New data compiled by the End Child Poverty campaign highlights the shocking impact that Conservative…
The Tories voted to let children go hungry over the school holidays
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has attacked the Government’s decision to vote against…
Mayor Biggs calls on Home Secretary to apologise for immigration rhetoric
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the Home Secretary Priti Patel…
Mayor Biggs backs campaign to stop Universal Credit cuts
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has backed a campaign from over 50 organisations…
Mayor Biggs responds to Chancellor’s spending review
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has responded to the government’s comprehensive spending review…
Mayor Biggs & Cllr Blake write to Health Secretary about Gov’s testing failure
Mayor John Biggs and Deputy Mayor Councillor Rachel Blake have written to the Health Secretary…
Letter to Matt Hancock – Test & Trace
Letter to Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from the Mayor…
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…
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…