Posts Tagged ‘Conservatives’
Opposition groups stage Council AGM walkout over ‘assault on democracy’
Green party and Independent councillors slam Labour for ‘stifling criticism’, attacking service failures and position on Israel-Gaza war
Read More‘What are they afraid of?’: Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution
Independent Socialists say they are being ‘punished for being an effective opposition’
Read MoreCazenove by-election: Patrick Pinkerton retains Labour’s seat by just 136 votes
The ward elected a new councillor for the second time this year after the resignation of Eluzer Goldberg in May
Read More‘Unequivocally racist’: Hackney politicians unite in condemnation of Tory donor’s abuse of Diane Abbott
Flood of public support for Hackney North MP, who was later forced to cancel an appearance at a protest over safety fears
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Parties drive home key pledges as Hackney gears up for some tight races
LTNs, housing, the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency are major battlegrounds
Read More‘LTNs would be gone’: Tory mayoral candidate hopes to swerve Labour ‘coronation’ with vow to reverse traffic measures
Nineteen-year-old Oliver Hall also has affordable housing and young people on his agenda ahead of polling in May
Read MoreBy-election results leave Hackney’s political landscape unchanged
Labour holds three of the four wards up for grabs, while the Tories retain Stamford Hill West
Read MoreStamford Hill Conservative councillor resigns for health reasons
Aron Klein, still under investigation for past comments on LGBT education, triggers by-election which is expected to take place next year
Read MoreCross-party solidarity against racism as Town Hall lit up in purple for Black Lives Matter
Local political parties united in response to death of George Floyd as council ‘reconfirms commitment’ to tackle inequality
Read MoreConservative councillor under investigation as homophobic taunts continue
Media receive email with subject heading ‘It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’ as Stonewall deplores ‘offensive language’
Read MoreAll of Hackney’s general election candidates and their policies – in one place
Thirteen candidates across both constituencies set out their stalls for winter election
Read MoreClissold ward: Meet the candidates for the by-election taking place on same day as general
Prospective Hackney councillors introduce their policies and backgrounds to voters
Read MoreEast London Mayors join to condemn local meetings of Turning Point UK
Borough leaders claim group uses ‘fear and hatred’ as TPUK insists it believes only in ‘free markets, limited government and personal responsibility’
Read MoreHackney Labour party call for resignation of Conservative councillor Aron Klein
Parties clash over Stamford Hill West councillor’s alleged application to join Labour
Read MoreConservative Imtiaz Lunat says he would empower residents if elected Hackney Mayor
‘Everything would be done through local people’
Read MoreLeader – Political persuasions
Your three votes can bolster democratic accountability in Hackney
Read MoreCouncil “fake newspapers”: Ten quotes that show cross-party concern
Labour, Tories, Greens, Liberal Democrats and UKIP – all have slammed ratepayer funded rags in different places, at different times
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Amy Gray, Conservatives
The Conservative candidate criticises Labour’s record on development and crime in Hackney
Read MoreCouncillors clash over election of new Speaker of Hackney
Opposition parties take the unusual step of proposing an alternative
Read MoreConservatives abandon Scrutiny after new system leaves them with ‘no voice’
Michael Levy says Council is now ‘scrutinising itself’ as Labour slams group for ‘playing politics’ with cross-party function
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