Bow East Councillors Disappointed at Decision to Relocate Recovery Centre to Bow Without Consultation
Tower Hamlets, 13 June 2025 — Bow East councillors Amina Ali, Marc Francis, and Abdi Mohamed have expressed serious concerns regarding Tower Hamlets Council’s recent decision to relocate a proposed Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Recovery Centre to Bow, without any consultation with local residents, businesses, or ward councillors through council democratic structures. This is an […]
Comment from Leader of the Labour Group on 2025 Spending Review
Cllr Sirajul Islam said: “This Spending Review delivers vital resources that could benefit our borough: an extra £3.4 billion in grant funding for local authorities by 2028-29 – boosting our core spending power by 3.1% a year- to protect services from street cleansing to youth centres. It also underpins record NHS investment (£29 billion extra […]
Calls for Tower Hamlets Aspire councillor to stand down from key scrutiny role as they seek election in Bangladesh
Calls for Tower Hamlets Aspire councillor to stand down from key scrutiny role as they seek election in Bangladesh A councillor allied to controversial Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is being challenged to stand down from a key scrutiny position as she stands for election in Bangladesh. Sabina Khan, a councillor for Mile End in […]
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 […]