Chancellor’s summer statement fails to deliver for Tower Hamlets 13 Jul 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has said that the Chancellor’s summer statement failed to deliver…
Mayor welcomes funding boost for Places of Worship Protective Security Fund 07 Jul 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has welcomed the increased funding for the Places of Worship…
Response to Baroness Lawrence’s review into impact of Covid on BAME communities 03 Jul 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has responded to the enquiry led by Baroness Doreen Lawrence…
Government must restore free travel for U18s and elderly Londoners 23 Jun 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has urged the Government to restore free travel…
Petition urges Government to rethink Free School Meal decision 16 Jun 2020 Tower Hamlets Labour has launched a petition calling on the Government to ensure that the…
We need full transparency over Westferry Printworks 11 Jun 2020 Statement from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs following the Urgent Question raised in Parliament…
Free School Meals voucher scheme must continue over the summer holidays 11 Jun 2020 Tower Hamlets Labour are calling for the Government’s Free School Meal voucher scheme to continue…
Mayor Biggs statement on Robert Milligan statue 09 Jun 2020 A statement from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs on the statue of Robert Milligan…
Mayor Biggs calls for ‘Triple Lock’ protection for renters 08 Jun 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the…
Black Lives Matter 05 Jun 2020 The killing of George Floyd shocked millions across the world. How can the most powerful…
“Stop demolition of Sarah Chapman’s grave” urges Mayor Biggs 04 Jun 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has written to the Justice Minister Robert Buckland…
Public Health Report reveals differing impact of Covid-19 02 Jun 2020 Commenting on today’s delayed publication of the Public Health England Review ‘Disparities in the risk…
Tower Hamlets Council facing a cut in emergency Government funding amidst fight against coronavirus 01 Jun 2020 Tower Hamlets Council has been handed £1.4m less in the second tranche of emergency funding…
Westferry Printworks scheme quashed after Minister accused of ‘bias’ 28 May 2020 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 28 May 2020 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 19 May 2020 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 18 May 2020 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 12 May 2020 New figures from Tower Hamlets have highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on the BAME population.…
Mayor Biggs responds to PM’s announcement 11 May 2020 Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “There were…
Mayor urges Iceland supermarket to join voucher scheme 07 May 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the supermarket chain Iceland to…
Government must meet its pledge on council coronavirus costs 27 Apr 2020 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 08 Apr 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities…
Mayor Biggs responds to Labour Leadership result 04 Apr 2020 Responding to the announcement that Sir Keir Starmer MP has been elected as Leader of…
Mayor Biggs responds to Budget 2020 12 Mar 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 11 Mar 2020 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 10 Mar 2020 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 09 Mar 2020 Tower Hamlets parents, pupils, schools, the National Education Union and Tower Hamlets Council came together…
Our council budget 24 Feb 2020 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 18 Feb 2020 In the same week that Mayor Biggs will present his council budget proposals, the Mayor…
Tower Hamlets Labour protects council tax reduction scheme 13 Feb 2020 In their budget plans for the coming year, Tower Hamlets’ Labour Mayor and councillors are…