Government urged to restore role of local councils in schools 25 Jul 2019 Tower Hamlets Council has agreed a motion calling on the government to restore the role…
Tower Hamlets Labour sets out ambitious plan to tackle air pollution 22 Jul 2019 At a meeting of Tower Hamlets Council last week, councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of…
“Let boroughs raise money from an ‘overnight stay levy’” 16 Jul 2019 Mayor co-signs letter calling for Government to let boroughs raise money from an ‘overnight stay…
£12.8bn needed per year to end the housing crisis 27 Jun 2019 Commenting on new research from the National Housing Federation which reveals that the Government must…
Mayor and headteachers warn nursery schools are ‘fighting for survival’ 25 Jun 2019 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs, MPs Rushanara Ali and Jim Fitzpatrick, the Tower…
IFS Report on School Funding 19 Jun 2019 Commenting on new IFS analysis released yesterday (18 June 2019), ‘Extra spending on education in…
315 extra children with special needs supported by Tower Hamlets Council last year despite funding squeeze 17 Jun 2019 The government’s latest figures show that 315 extra pupils in Tower Hamlets received a new…
Nearly half of eligible people in Tower Hamlets are missing out on free food vouchers 12 Jun 2019 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has joined calls from charities and health groups…
Free TV licences for pensioners to be scrapped 12 Jun 2019 Commenting on the BBC’s announcement that free TV licences for up to 3.7m pensioners are…
Councils are being hampered as we try to tackle the housing crisis 06 Jun 2019 From Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs Every week at my advice surgery I see…
75th anniversary of D-Day 06 Jun 2019 Speaking on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs…
Mayor Biggs calls for ban on diesel cars to be brought forward 05 Jun 2019 Ban on diesel cars should be brought forward & a national diesel scrappage scheme should…
Eid Mubarak! 04 Jun 2019 Message from Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs As we mark Eid ul-Fitr, I send…
Trump’s UK visit: statement from Mayor Biggs 03 Jun 2019 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 29 May 2019 Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the announcement from the national Labour Party…
Mayor John Biggs comments on EU elections 27 May 2019 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 23 May 2019 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has written to the Prime Minister urging her to rethink…
Councillor Victoria Obaze elected Speaker of Tower Hamlets 16 May 2019 At Tower Hamlets Council’s Annual General Meeting last night Mayor John Biggs delivered his ‘State…
First anniversary of Tower Hamlets Labour landslide 07 May 2019 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 30 Apr 2019 Mayor John Biggs has signed a letter along with other council leaders, the Mayor of…
Tower Hamlets Council’s spending power slashed 29 Apr 2019 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 26 Apr 2019 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’ 16 Apr 2019 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 03 Apr 2019 A letter from the National Education Union (NEU) urging Education Secretary Damian Hinds to end…
Tower Hamlets Council declares a climate emergency 23 Mar 2019 We have declared a climate emergency in Tower Hamlets. The evidence not only shows this,…
Tower Hamlets Council backs ‘Breaking Point’ campaign 20 Mar 2019 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 20 Mar 2019 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the announcement from the Home Office…
Statement from Mayor Biggs following New Zealand attack 15 Mar 2019 Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “I am shocked and saddened to hear about…
Mayor Biggs calls on Chancellor to reverse police cuts 13 Mar 2019 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer…
Review into Operation Lynemouth 12 Mar 2019 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published a report…