Uncategorised - Tower Hamlets Labour

Forward or return to chaos, the decision is yours – John Biggs

Dear resident, This election you have a choice between taking the borough forwards with strong leadership and a positive vision for Tower Hamlets – or a return to the chaos and disruption of the past. I urge you to look carefully at our record and what we have promised. Only…

Tower Hamlets Labour’s Motion on the Council’s Record

Proposed by: Mayor John Biggs Seconded by: Cllr Asma Begum This Council Notes: In 2018, the Mayor pledged 2,000 new council homes by 2022, and the Council is on track to hit this target, with 2,046 homes delivered or in delivery. There have also been 6,876 new affordable homes…

Executive Committee – Labour Group

Leader of the Labour Group Mayor John Biggs – mayor@thlabour.org Deputy Leader of the Labour Group Cllr Asma Begum – asma.b@thlabour.org Chair Cllr Kahar Chowdhury – kahar@thlabour.org Media & Communications Officer Cllr Ehtasham Haque – ehtasham@thlabour.org Party Liaison Officer Officer Cllr Val Whitehead – val@thlabour.org Policy and Campaigns Officer Cllr Sirajul Islam – sirajul@thlabour.org Chief Whip…

Tower Hamlets Labour Group support for Labour Women’s Network Motion to Women’s Conference 2021

Tower Hamlets Labour Group support for Labour Women’s Network Motion to Women’s Conference 2021 Proposed by: Cllr Rachel Blake Seconded by: Mayor John Biggs Tower Hamlets Labour Group notes: The Labour Party has a widespread problem with sexual harassment, from its grassroots up, evidenced by the 2017 LabourToo report which…

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 so-called ‘Fair Funding Review’ will likely see funding moved away from areas of higher deprivation to more affluent areas, warns Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs. Exact details of the impact are not yet known,…