Mayor Biggs calls for ban on diesel cars to be brought forward
Ban on diesel cars should be brought forward & a national diesel scrappage scheme should…
Tower Hamlets Labour Fighting for a cleaner, safer, fairer Tower Hamlets
News
Eid Mubarak!
Message from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs As we mark Eid ul-Fitr, I send…
Trump’s UK visit: statement from Mayor Biggs
Commenting on US President Trump’s state visit to the UK, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John…
Labour to Make Climate Change Core Part of School Curriculum
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the announcement from the national Labour Party…
Mayor John Biggs comments on EU elections
Commenting on the EU election results, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “The European…
Mayor Biggs warns ‘choices are getting tougher’ as Fair Funding Review looms
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has written to the Prime Minister urging her to rethink…
Councillor Victoria Obaze elected Speaker of Tower Hamlets
At Tower Hamlets Council’s Annual General Meeting last night Mayor John Biggs delivered his ‘State…
First anniversary of Tower Hamlets Labour landslide
Friday 3rd May marked the first anniversary of the local elections in Tower Hamlets which…
Mayor Biggs supports calls for greater controls on Short Term Lets
Mayor John Biggs has signed a letter along with other council leaders, the Mayor of…
Tower Hamlets Council’s spending power slashed
Tower Hamlets Council’s spending power slashed Council spending power per household in Tower Hamlets has…
Tower Hamlets loses out on £7.7m of special needs funding
Special needs provision in England has lost out on £1.2bn because of shortfalls in funding…
Tower Hamlets Labour Group welcomes end of ‘no fault evictions’
Tower Hamlets Labour Group has welcomed the government’s announcement that so-called ‘no fault evictions’ or…
Over 1,000 councillors urge Government to increase school funding
A letter from the National Education Union (NEU) urging Education Secretary Damian Hinds to end…
Tower Hamlets Council declares a climate emergency
We have declared a climate emergency in Tower Hamlets. The evidence not only shows this,…
Tower Hamlets Council backs ‘Breaking Point’ campaign
Tower Hamlets Council today (Wednesday 20th March) voted to support the ‘Breaking Point’ campaign. The national…
Mayor Biggs welcomes increased funding for the Places of Worship Fund
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the announcement from the Home Office…
Statement from Mayor Biggs following New Zealand attack
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “I am shocked and saddened to hear about…
Mayor Biggs calls on Chancellor to reverse police cuts
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer…
Review into Operation Lynemouth
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published a report…
International Women’s Day marked in Tower Hamlets
Mayor John Biggs celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) today (Friday 8th March) and celebrated the…
Private sector housing fines exceed £450,000 as council cracks down on rogue landlords
New analysis has shown that since Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs was first elected…
A Labour budget to make Tower Hamlets a Safer, Fairer and Cleaner Borough
Tower Hamlets Councillors tonight voted in favour of Mayor John Biggs budget proposals which set…
Community Language Service
Tower Hamlets Labour Group has agreed the following motion, regarding the Community Language Service in…
Budget 2019
A budget for a cleaner, safer, fairer Tower Hamlets
Councillors pledge support to TUC’s Great Jobs Agenda
At the Full Council meeting on Wednesday 23rd of January, Councillors overwhelmingly backed a motion…
Broken promises from Government on school funding
31 schools in Tower Hamlets have had budgets cut in real-terms, despite Government promise that…
Tower Hamlets receives highest New Homes Bonus allocation in the country
The Government has recently announced that Tower Hamlets has been provisionally allocated £19.2m, the highest…
Mayor warns that Government shake-up of council funding could badly hit Tower Hamlets
The Government has launched a consultation on proposed new funding arrangements for local councils. The…
Government Shelves Vital Council Funding Announcement Because Of Brexit Mess
A vital announcement on the level of cuts that cash-strapped councils will receive next year…
Mayor Biggs calls for greater freedom to spend Right to Buy money
Figures show that 1,045 council homes have been lost in Tower Hamlets through Right to…