Update for residents affected by the Canning Town building incident – 6 November 2026
Resident Support UpdateWe are continuing to work closely with Prime Property Management to ensure the safety of all residents.Update for residents affected by the Canning Town building incident – 6 November 2026 We will update this page every Mon…Read more…
Joint Statement: Hasanah Centre Stratford
Meeting with Cllr Oliur Rahman and local Businesses
“I had a constructive discussion with the Deputy Mayor Cllr John Gray and local businesses about how we can work together to help our businesses thrive.Supporting local businesses means supporting local jobs, strengthening our high streets and creating…Read more…
Welcoming special guests from Germany
“We were pleased to welcome the crew of the German Navy vessel GS Brandenburg to Newham during its visit to London last week.Our Statutory Deputy Mayor, Councillor John Gray, met with the ship’s Commanding Officer, Commander Philipp Schuster, during th…Read more…
Labour Unions Councillor Network
I have just signed up – ” Labour councillors make decisions every day that affect jobs, services and local economies.Our new Trade Union Labour Councillors Network will strengthen the relationship between Labour councillors and the trade uni…Read more…
6 mile Lee Valley Walk – Wildlife Discovery Centre
Off message. It’s been a while since I’ve posted about a walk with Gill, but better late than never.Today we drove to the Wildlife Discovery Centre in Lee Valley Park for a 6.36-mile circular walk, courtesy of Country Walking magazine via the OS …Read more…
Delivering Uma Kumaran’s Stratford & Bow Parliamentary Report
This afternoon, Constituency Labour Party volunteers met up with Uma Kumaran MP in Forest Gate to collect copies of her latest Parliamentary Report.It was good to catch up with fellow members of our new CLP, which we hope will begin meeting and campaig…Read more…
My Local Government Week
Monday started with a street cleaning roundtable with Cabinet colleagues and senior officers to discuss improvement actions, followed by further meetings on the Council’s performance management. In the evening, I attended a meeting of Labour Grou…Read more…
Camden Families for Sagal – By election day
Late this afternoon, I joined hundreds of Labour Party activists at the UNISON headquarters on Euston Road to campaign in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election happening today. I was assigned as a board runner again—reluctantly, since I d…Read more…
Busy Labour Movement Day 1
Yesterday I was at UNISON’s National Centre in London (again, see my previous post), this time attending the UNISON Community Service Group Executive meeting as one of its elected NEC members.I attended the morning session and, after lunch, brief…Read more…
“On the knocker” for Sagal in Camden
On Saturday, after my Labour Councillor surgery in West Ham, I headed over to UNISON HQ to help campaign for Labour candidate Sagal in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.Sagal, the current Leader of Camden Council, was selected by local Labour Part…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2026 – Day 4 Wednesday
The final day of Conference started at 9.30am, so there was no opportunity for a run along the Mersey. Instead, it was the usual routine of in-room exercises, packing, breakfast, checking out of the hotel, dropping off luggage, and then rushing to get …Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2026 – Day 3 Tuesday
Day Three started with another run along the Mersey. As I passed the Liver Building, I found myself looking up at the famous Liver Birds, which I could just about make out from my bedroom in Holywell as a boy on a particularly clear day.Conferenc…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2026 – Day 2 Monday
Day Two of Conference started early with a 34-minute run along the Mersey and back. The weather was glorious, with blue skies and sunshine, a welcome contrast to the previous day’s soaking.Conference began at 10am, although we first had an early …Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2026 – Day 1 Sunday
Apologies for the belated posting.The first full day of conference began for me at 9am with an in-person UNISON Labour Link delegation meeting. At this meeting we agreed our speakers, discussed our positions on motions, and dealt with a range of …Read more…
On way to Labour Party Conference 2026 & London Regional Reception (Saturday)
Sorry for the late post, but on Saturday afternoon, after my ward surgery, I took the train from home to Liverpool as a UNISON Labour Link delegate for the Greater London Region. Along the way, I reported online what seemed to be a stolen Royal Ma…Read more…
On way to Labour Party Conference 2026 & London Regional Reception (Saturday)
Sorry for the late post, but on Saturday afternoon, after my ward surgery, I took the train from home to Liverpool as a UNISON Labour Link delegate for the Greater London Region. Along the way, I reported online what seemed to be a stolen Royal Ma…Read more…
Working Together for Better Housing in Newham
Recently I had the pleasure of welcoming landlords, managing agents, council officers and other guests to Newham’s latest Landlord Forum.As Cabinet Member for Housing and Statutory Deputy Mayor, I was delighted to open the event alongside Council…Read more…
Newham Quarterly update to Cabinet on Housing Services Improvement Programme – 15.9.26
This is my speech at the Newham Cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon at our Town Hall in East Ham. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRsXPuA7L_s 1 hr 3 mins 55 into meeting”Mayor, Cabinet I am pleased, with my cabinet colleague, Cllr Wils…Read more…