David Simmonds – Hackney Citizen

Hackney Mayor defends apparent U-turn on controversial Silvertown Tunnel plans

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 May 2021 at 11:56

Borough leader defends alternative river crossing as ‘incredibly important’ while acting as proxy for London Mayor Sadiq Khan in online hustings

Hackney Mayor calls on government to ‘step up’ funding for refugees

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 8 September 2015 at 16:43

The prime minister has pledged the UK will take 20,000 refugees by 2020 but funding only announced for one year