Posts by Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter
Confusion as Diane Abbott and party leaders make conflicting claims on MP’s future
Abbott says she is banned from standing in the general election, but the party says no decision has been taken
Read MoreChildren’s centre campaigners to launch legal action over ‘misleading’ council consultation
Families fighting plans to close two centres expect to issue urgent judicial review proceedings next week
Read MoreLabour Black Socialists condemn Keir Starmer’s treatment of Diane Abbott – with date set for decision on MP’s future
Campaigner Lucie Scott accuses Labour leader of ‘deliberately keeping Abbott in suspense’
Read MoreCampaigners bid to stop 400-year-old Hackney pub from being turned into a house
‘I had hoped that the days of developers coming after Hackney’s pubs were behind us,’ says Campaign for Real Ale representative
Read MoreClissold councillor Sade Etti given housing needs brief in minor cabinet reshuffle
Cllrs Sam Pallis and Joe Walker become deputy cabinet members as Mayor Woodley opts for continuity
Read More‘Shame and disgust’: Stamford Hill residents launch campaign to clean up ‘unsanitary’ streets
Member of residents’ group Stamford Hill Unites says dumped waste is becoming an ‘increasing problem’
Read MorePro-Palestinian protesters camped outside Town Hall vow to stay ‘until council divests’
Campaigners, who have already spent two weeks in their tents, are prepared for the long haul if their demands are not met
Read More‘Voice of reason’: London Fields councillor Lee Laudat-Scott appointed Deputy Speaker
New Speaker Sheila Suso-Runge welcomes Laudat-Scott and says he’ll be a ‘great partner’
Read MoreTown Hall stands by consultation process as children’s centre campaigners ramp up legal threat
Parents fighting to save two centres from closure send council a letter before claim
Read MoreResidents on troubled estate slam ‘shoddy’ response from council chief
People living at Pitcairn House welcome apology from Dawn Carter-McDonald, but say they feel ‘gaslighted’
Read MoreHackney MP defends mayor and council over plans to shut two children’s centres
Hackney South Meg Hillier met with parents at Sebright, one of the centres under threat
Read MoreNew Labour councillors ‘honoured and humbled’ after winning Hackney by-elections
Cllrs Jasmine Martins and Faruk Tinaz fill seats in De Beauvoir and Hoxton East respectively
Read More‘I grew up with public service’: Dalston councillor Zoë Garbett on her battle to become London’s first Green mayor
The leader of the Hackney Green group says her experience on the council has informed her campaign
Read More‘Ready for the fight’: Sanctuary Housing workers backed by politicians as they strike again over pay
Repair and maintenance staff say under-inflation pay rises have left some using food banks
Read MoreDiane Abbott signals desire to fight the next election as Labour candidate – as supporters urge party to reinstate her
The MP was in good spirits at a rally on Hackney Downs, despite organiser’s ‘disappointment’ at turnout
Read More‘Traumatic’: Muslim organisations condemn Hackney Council’s response to Middle East conflict
Several mosques sign letter criticising Town Hall’s failure to vote on Gaza ceasefire and calling for end to borough’s twinning with Haifa
Read MoreDe Beauvoir by-election: Meet the four hopefuls running to be councillor
The seat is empty after Labour’s Polly Billington was picked to stand for parliament
Read MoreHoxton East and Shoreditch by-election: Meet the four candidates competing for council seat
Residents of the ward go to the polls on 2 May to select a new councillor
Read MoreStamford Hill leaseholders facing mammoth repair bill liken their treatment to Post Office scandal
‘We are prepared for cyclical work costs but this is taking it too far,’ residents tell Southern Housing
Read MoreFifteen per cent of mental health patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in January
The delays were partly down to a jump in the number of people who remain in hospital despite being ready for discharge
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