Posts Tagged ‘Labour’
Islington’s finance chief to quit executive in May and leave council next year
Cllr Diarmaid Ward says after ‘nine brilliant years’ it is time to hand over reins and look for ‘next opportunity’
Read More‘Right to Buy should be abolished,’ says Islington’s finance chief
Cllr Diarmaid Ward lays out stark difficulties facing local government in wide-ranging interview, as council publishes latest budget plans
Read MoreJunction by-election: James Potts retains Labour’s seat in close-run race
Writer and games show contestant fills seat vacated by Kaya Comer-Schwartz last month
Read MoreUna O’Halloran officially appointed as Islington’s council leader
Straight-talking housing chief takes top job following Kaya Comer-Schwartz’s resignation
Read MoreIslington councillors pass motion urging government to scrap two-child benefit cap
Politicians vote in favour of abolishing ‘punitive’ national policy
Read MoreIslington councillor quits Labour over party leadership’s stance on Gaza ceasefire
Cllr Asima Shaikh hits out at party’s failure to ‘defend humanitarian law’ as she goes independent
Read MoreIslington councillors join calls for Labour leadership to back Gaza ceasefire
Three local politicians added their names to a letter published by the Labour Muslim Network
Read MoreFresh faces at Islington’s top table after Labour leader’s post-election reshuffle
Kaya Comer-Schwartz unveils new-look executive following this month’s polls
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Low traffic neighbourhoods at the forefront as Islington’s parties prepare for battle
Cost of living and housing also key issues as residents get set to vote
Read MoreDeputy leader reassures councillors over potentially ‘frightening’ social care savings
New approach to care packages described as ‘holy grail, producing better services and saving money’
Read MoreSharp rise in school exclusions under the microscope in Islington
‘When you get exclusions, either temporary or permanent, it hangs over these kids,’ says councillor
Read MoreHorsell Road residents complain of Uncommon nuisance
‘I deal with the effects of sleep deprivation, and I can tell you that several of the residents are certainly suffering from it’
Read MoreCouncillors slam NHS ‘democratic deficit’ as information sought in vain over asset sales
‘We have a response from you and I’m still none the wiser,’ says committee chair
Read MorePatient group raises concerns over specialist UTI service leaving children in ‘desperate’ need of care
Health Scrutiny Committee chair for North Central London calls for cases to be taken to ‘the very, very top of the NHS’
Read More‘Overdevelopment’ of 19th-century house ‘rejected out of hand’
‘Frankly, we’re quite frightened of what might come about,’ say neighbours
Read MoreCouncillors voice concern over future use of Hornsey Road community space
‘Who’s going to run it? How’s it going to generate revenue? How’s it going to wash its face?’
Read MoreCouncillor sounds alarm over Elthorne Park’s ‘endemic street drinking’
Two Hornsey Road businesses facing licence reviews in Trading Standards crackdown
Read MoreEnvironment chief reassures residents over electric charging points
‘We must ensure that our footways remain accessible and navigable for all pedestrians’
Read MoreCouncil calls on government to reverse ‘horrendous’ school cuts
‘We still believe in Islington that we have a duty to protect all of our children’, says councillor
Read MoreCouncil workers’ sickness and absence blamed for £1.6m overspend
‘High rates of sickness and absence are often a sign of fairly relaxed management,’ says councillor
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