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As much as I enjoy campaigning, it is has been marvellous to spend a lazy Saturday morning without worrying about deadlines, printing off walks, knocking on doors and dealing with the inevitable problems and frustrations suffered by election agents of …
Picture collage from our Count in the early hours of this morning. A fantastic result for team Lyn Brown. As Agent I was so proud of all our West Ham activists, who have tirelessly campaigned near and far for a Labour Government. Which of course we hav…
Polls close 10pm tonight
You do not need your polling card to vote. Just go to the polling station and give your name and address.
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If you are a postal voter and have not yet voted you can ta…
Check out Mirror report “Lyn Brown has stepped in to replace Diane Abbott as acting Shadow Home Secretary – here’s what she thinks of Theresa May’s record on policing
The past two weeks have been traumatic, and the nation mourns for the victims …
Dear John
If you’ve got any time on Election Day to help Labour you’re really needed in nearby marginals. Below are details for Ilford North (where we won in 2015 by 589 votes) and Westminster North. There’s also info about leafleting in …
Please share if you want a free NHS or have a USA Trump style scheme that will demand evidence that you can pay before you or your family receive any treatment.
The choice on Thursday is yours. Do not dare to whinge if you vote to kiss your NHS goodby…
UNISON Housing Association Branch Welfare Officer Mitsy holds a surgery for members in the Resource for London cafe, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA every second Thursday 10-3pm. The next one is due this Thursday 8 June.
As a fellow West Ham Labour …
Picture collage from last Monday when a few of us from West Ham Labour Party, led by our PPC Lyn Brown, went up to Bishop Auckland in County Durham to support local Labour candidate, Helen Goodman.
We went first to a short mobilisation event of local …
On Saturday I sent off my postal vote (see right). Tonight I have been ringing some of the 225 West Ham Party members and residents who have volunteered to help on polling day. We have also sent them this email below. We need to win these mar…
I am not from London originally but have lived and worked here for the past 29 years.
My company head office happens to be in London Bridge and I have been going to Borough Market off and on for many years. The fascist morons who last night mur…
(sent to UNISON Labour Link members). Above from whyvotelabour.org.uk.. Check it out.
“it’s the final countdown to the General Election with polls narrowing.
UNISON is acting as the lead union supporting Ilford North CLP, Ealing, Central & A…
Dear John
It’s a week to go. The polls are narrowing. The next five years are about to be decided. If you have any time over the next week, please come out now to help Labour. The weather’s nice and it might even be fun…
Please help to fund…
M&S pension surplus falls £131.3m due to DB future accrual closureWritten by Talya Misiri24/05/17Marks and Spencer has revealed that its pension surplus fell by £131.3m in the year to April 2017 due to the closure of its defined benefit scheme to future accrual.
In its full year results,…
Picture collage from yesterday in Forest Gate and Ilford North with our West Ham Parliamentary candidate, Lyn Brown.
The weather was mostly sunny and very warm. The sunshine and spring flowers made door knocking a pleasure. You can (usually) be guaran…
On Friday I was at the speech in London by Labour leader Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, relaunching the election campaign after the bombings in Manchester.
It was a statesman like and brave absolute condemnation of hate and terrorism while pointing out that t…
Picture collage from event on Monday evening with Streatham Labour PPC, Chuka Umunna, guest speaker to a mobilisation event in our national HQ of black members sponsored by UNISON Greater London Labour Link. I was there as Chair of that committee.
The…