Tower Hamlets Mayor announces extra cash to support residents with energy costs
In his budget proposals for the new financial year, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has announced extra funding to support residents struggling with energy bills. An extra £200,000, ringfenced for energy bills, will be made available in the council’s Resident Support Scheme as the cost of living crisis hits families across the borough. […]
Labour Budget protects council tax reduction scheme for those in need
In their latest budget plans for the new financial year, Tower Hamlets’ Labour Mayor and Councillors are once again protecting support for the borough’s poorest residents through the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS). Despite the squeeze on council funding – the council has had to save over £200m since 2010 – the Labour council will […]
Tower Hamlets Mayor slams Government over politically motivated levelling up plans
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has slammed the Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up announcement as politically motivated and said that ministers are “deliberately turning a blind eye to the deprivation in Tower Hamlets and across London.” A Poverty Review recently commissioned by Tower Hamlets Council found that in a typical classroom of 30 children, […]
Tower Hamlets pays tribute to the Matchwomen and Matchgirls
Tower Hamlets Council agreed a motion last week proposed by the Labour Group to recognise the struggle of the Matchwomen and Matchgirls who went on strike for workers’ rights and conditions, and to welcome ideas on how to recognise this important moment in Tower Hamlets history. On 5th July 1888, 1400 girls and women walked […]
Tower Hamlets announces progress on pledge to deliver 2,000 council homes
Tower Hamlets Council has announced the status of important housing milestones, including the progress made on the Mayor’s pledge to deliver 2,000 new council homes. At a meeting of the Full Council last week, members heard that 1,235 homes are either completed, under construction or ready to begin construction. The new figures also reveal that […]
A budget to help residents with the cost of living and invest in services
Tower Hamlets’ Labour Council has announced its budget proposals which aims to help residents with the cost of living and invests in the services they rely on. The proposals would freeze the council’s portion of Council Tax this year and protect services by proposing no new cuts to council services. The Labour Mayor and Councillors […]
Tower Hamlets Council pushes Government to keep Lateral Flow Tests free for the public
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs and Councillor Rachel Blake, Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing have written to the Secretary of State for Health this week expressing concerns at reports that the Government is looking to scrap free lateral flow tests (LFTs) amid these uncertain times. […]
Tower Hamlets Council demands more action to support businesses in the face of the Omicron wave
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the local economy, and the emergence of the Omicron variant now threatens its recovery. Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs and Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Work, Economic Growth and Faith, have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer this week to call […]
Tower Hamlets Council calls on the Government to ‘Help our Heroes’ during Omicron battle
The latest figures from the NHS show that at the end of October 2021, there were 102,476 people on the waiting list at Barts Health NHS Trust. 8932 people had been waiting for more than a year for an appointment and 688 people had been waiting more than 2 years. The rapid emergence of the […]
Mayor John Biggs reacts to the alleged Number 10 Christmas Party
Commenting on the Number 10 Christmas Party that allegedly took place in December 2020, Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “People in Tower Hamlets and across the country followed the rules, even though it meant being separated from their family. For some, following the rules meant not being able to say goodbye to their loved ones in person. “It […]