EU – Hackney Citizen

Leader – Float your vote

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 May 2019 at 23:44

Rather than boycott smoked salmon, get out and vote in an election that is shaping up to be a proxy EU referendum

Hackney Wick fish boss to stand for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in European elections

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 April 2019 at 17:32

Lance Forman, who runs a salmon-smoking firm on Fish Island, says he is putting himself forward to ‘save democracy’

Council braces for potentially ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 October 2018 at 14:20

‘We could lose very significant numbers of our frontline staff very quickly,’ says councillor

Council to adopt ‘new approach’ to glyphosate weedkillers in wake of renewed health fears

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 3 September 2018 at 15:51

‘Hackney Council need to stop using glyphosate altogether immediately. New solutions must be found,’ says campaigner

Brexit: Pro-EU youngsters single out Diane Abbott in ad van stand

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 June 2018 at 12:14

Our Future, Our Choice campaigners unveil posters urging Labour frontbenchers to back a ‘people’s vote’

Mayor gives out 1,000 ‘I love Hackney’ badges as part of EU nationals drive

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 10 November 2017 at 16:05

Glanville promotes #HackneyLovesYou campaign ahead of re-election bid

Letters – EU politicking, electoral sand castles and paper chasing

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 6 October 2017 at 06:30

Dave Raval on #HackneyLovesYou, Terry Stewart on Vittoria Wharf and local democracy, and Steve Stannard in support of the council’s freesheet

Mayor launches #HackneyLovesYou campaign to make EU nationals feel welcome amid Brexit debate

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 27 September 2017 at 12:50

Mayor Glanville unveils new ‘I Love Hackney’ badge modelled on EU flag

Rough sleepers’ charity denies informing on EU nationals to Home Office

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 17 March 2017 at 12:56

Thames Reach slams reports as ‘misleading and factually incorrect’ and says it has not helped detain anyone in Hackney

Diane Abbott misses Article 50 vote as Meg Hillier joins Labour rebels and votes against

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 February 2017 at 11:20

Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington

Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was said to have been taken ill, but BBC radio presenter questions whether it was “Brexit flu”

Lib Dems pressure Diane Abbott to vote against triggering Article 50

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 31 January 2017 at 12:05

Hackney Labour MP represents constituency that overwhelmingly backed Remain but has indicated she will not block divorce from EU

Dalston resident among those fighting bid to start Brexit without vote of MPs

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 15 November 2016 at 15:06

Chowdhury outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Could a law career beckon? Photograph: Tahmid Chowdhury/Twitter

Tahmid Chowdhury, aged just 22, was an interested party in ‘R v The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU’ and plans to attend at least two days of the appeal

Diane Abbott: Guarantee NHS workers from EU countries the right to remain in UK

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 5 July 2016 at 17:10

Diane Abbott with Homerton University Hospital chief nurse, Director of Governance, Head of Midwifery, Director, and the head of A&E

Shadow Secretary of State for Health told Homerton University Hospital staff that EU workers’ contributions were ‘invaluable’ to the NHS

Glastonbury festival-goers denied EU referendum polling station as Hackney councillor’s legal bid fails

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 20 June 2016 at 14:36

Judge rejects legal challenge by Cllr Michael Desmond at Royal Courts of Justice