Chancellor’s summer statement fails to deliver for Tower Hamlets
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has said that the Chancellor’s summer statement failed to deliver…
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Mayor welcomes funding boost for Places of Worship Protective Security Fund
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
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
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has urged the Government to restore free travel…
Petition urges Government to rethink Free School Meal decision
Tower Hamlets Labour has launched a petition calling on the Government to ensure that the…
We need full transparency over Westferry Printworks
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
Tower Hamlets Labour are calling for the Government’s Free School Meal voucher scheme to continue…
Mayor Biggs statement on Robert Milligan statue
A statement from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs on the statue of Robert Milligan…
Mayor Biggs calls for ‘Triple Lock’ protection for renters
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the…
Black Lives Matter
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
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has written to the Justice Minister Robert Buckland…
Public Health Report reveals differing impact of Covid-19
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
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’
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…