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…
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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…
Government must meet its pledge on council coronavirus costs
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has set out the estimated cost of Tower Hamlets Council’s…
Mayor warns Government’s housing support doesn’t go far enough
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities…
Mayor Biggs responds to Labour Leadership result
Responding to the announcement that Sir Keir Starmer MP has been elected as Leader of…
Mayor Biggs responds to Budget 2020
Responding to the Chancellor’s budget announcements yesterday (11th March), Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs…
Deputy Mayor tells MPs that councils need to be set free to deliver homes
Councillor Rachel Blake attended a Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee meeting on Monday…
‘Levelling up’ the UK shouldn’t mean raiding cash from London
Mayor John Biggs has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Government’s budget announcement tomorrow…
SEND Crisis: Tower Hamlets issues £12m invoice to Prime Minister
Tower Hamlets parents, pupils, schools, the National Education Union and Tower Hamlets Council came together…
Our council budget
Local government has faced a decade of cuts due to Tory austerity. In Tower Hamlets…
Government’s review of council funding threatens £3m loss for Tower Hamlets
In the same week that Mayor Biggs will present his council budget proposals, the Mayor…
Tower Hamlets Labour protects council tax reduction scheme
In their budget plans for the coming year, Tower Hamlets’ Labour Mayor and councillors are…
55% of those reassessed for PIP in Tower Hamlets see support cut or stopped altogether
55% of those reassessed for PIP in Tower Hamlets see support cut or stopped altogether…
Mayor Biggs reassures EU residents ahead of Brexit day
Ahead of ‘exit day’ on 31st January – the day when the UK leaves the…
Mayor writes to Prime Minister calling for funding cuts to local services to be reversed
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has written to the Prime Minister calling for cuts…
Tower Hamlets Council calls for universal credit to be scrapped
Tower Hamlets councillors overwhelmingly backed a motion proposed by Labour councillors at a full council…
Westferry Printworks
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has responded to the announcement that the Secretary…
Mayor presents council budget
Mayor Biggs presented his draft budget at a Cabinet meeting last week (Wednesday 8th January)…
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs responds to the Queen’s Speech
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has warned he is “fearful for the future…
Mayor Biggs backs cross-party calls to scrap two-child benefit limit
Mayor John Biggs has backed calls from a cross-party committee of MPs to scrap the…
New figures show benefits at their lowest level since 1948 as food bank demand soars
A study by the IPPR think-tank has found that social security payments are now at…
Mayor gives frosty reception to government spin over benefit freeze
Mayor John Biggs has criticised the announcement that the benefit freeze is due to end…
Private tenants on average paying £425 more than they can afford just to pay the rent
A new report from the housing charity Shelter highlights that 2 million families are breaking…
Audit Office reveals government’s failure on Starter Homes
A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that ‘no Starter Homes…