After weeks and months of meetings, training sessions, leaflet‑folding, and relentless campaigning, the last 48 hours have felt like a lifetime. Election Day on Thursday 7 May, followed by The Count on Friday, pushed all of us to the limit — phys…Read more…
Last campaigning days for West Ham – Final message is VOTE LABOUR – everywhere
Over the past two days, West Ham Labour candidates (including Sam, who unfortunately missed the photos) and our supporters have been out knocking on doors and chatting with residents to remind them about tomorrow’s election (Thursday 7 May). Our M…Read more…
International Workers Memorial Day 2026: UNISON Housing workers “Remember the Dead & Fight for the Living”
Today, the Greater London UNISON Housing Association branch marked International Workers Memorial Day at the “clasping hands” statue in 3 Mills Green, Stratford, for what I believe is the 17th year. This day honours workers in the UK and around the wor…Read more…
“Statement on the false claims by Areeq Chowdhury”
While I accept that politics can be a pretty brutal contest by all sides at times, the sheer dishonesty and hypocrisy, of the Green Party is just breath-taking. They claim to be “honest” but repeat blatant personal lies about a political opponent…Read more…
Pride in West Ham with Angela Rayner
A lovely picture of Adjoa and me with Labour MP Angela Rayner in Newham, just outside West Ham Ward. I first met Angela many years ago at our UNISON conference when she was a young member but already a leading UNISON trade union rep and activist.&…Read more…
Newham Greens Leader & Mayor candidate – “categorically untrue, baseless and libellous comments…gutter politics”
The hypocrisy of the Newham Green leader and its so called Mayoral Candidate over their “untrue, baseless and libellous comments” against the Labour Candidate, Forhad Hussain, is frankly, pretty sick. I personally hope that the Police, the Electi…Read more…
A Full Labour Movement Family Day
Today was one of those days that reminds me why I’m proud to be part of our Labour and Co‑operative Movement family.🏛️ Morning: Community FirstI started with my Labour & Co‑op Councillor Surgery at the newly refurbished Vicarage Lane Communit…Read more…
Eid Mubarak
Good riddance to bad rubbish when with Forhad we have real leadership we can reply on
Press release from London Labour “If Clive Furness and Robin Wales count as a ‘major London announcement’, Reform really are scraping the barrel.Neither men have been part of the Labour movement for some time. In Newham, Robin Wales was removed by…Read more…
The community backs Forhad
Former senior UNISON caretaking steward and long-time Newham resident, Montrose (Monty) Matty, is backing Forhad as the next Labour Mayor. Monty is known for being selective with his political endorsements, and if he weren’t fully supportive…Read more…
On tour with Newham Cyclists and Labour Mayor Candidate Forhad Hussain
Yesterday I joined Newham Cyclists and Labour Mayoral candidate Forhad Hussain for a short tour of LTNs, School Streets, and other cycle schemes in Plaistow, West Ham, and Forest Gate. Forhad and I are both keen cyclists (and car owners), an…Read more…
“On the Knocker” Newham Labour Xmas Street Surgeries
Today I joined Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate 2026, Forhad Hussain, local Councillors, activists and 2026 candidates, to carry out a series of street surgeries across Newham – Green Street (which I missed), West Ham, Canning Town and Little Ilfo…Read more…
Newham Labour raise over £11,000 for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Picture from last weeks Newham Labour fund raising event (11 December) for Medical Aid Palestinians. In a packed restaurant in Stratford, all our MPs and Labour Candidate for Mayor, Forhad Hussain, came and spoke in support. Our guest speake…Read more…
Newham “ACTIVATE” training & out canvassing for Labour Mayoral Candidate – Forhad Hussain
I was very pleased to be selected again as a Labour Councillor candidate for West Ham ward in Newham. Today around 60 Newham fellow candidates, attended an all day training in Forest Gate run by the Labour Activate programme. This was the first time th…Read more…
A Labour Movement Day
This Labour Movement Day started at 9.30am with a virtual UNISON pre delegation meeting to the TUC London, East & South East TUC (LESE) Regional Council. I had to leave it early to cycle to my Labour Councillor surgery in Stratford Libr…Read more…
Labour Conference 2025: Sunday
Conference started at 11am. I was at a UNISON delegation pre meeting at 9am were we confirmed who would speak on debates and which motions to support or oppose. First item was Conference Arrangements Committee Report, where delegates whose motions had …Read more…
Plaistow South By Election Day: Knocking up
Back at home after a long day campaigning. The result should be declared soon. A superb effort by our candidate Ash, our organiser Sarah and Agent Morris. Also a tribute to our local party activists, Council members, our MPs Uma, James and Stephen and …Read more…
Saturday Labour doorstep in Plaistow South By election
Picture college from yesterday’s doorstep in the Plaistow South By Election campaign with our candidate Ash and local party activists. There was 3 teams out and the result was pretty positive. On one occasion I had some robust conversations …Read more…
“On the Knocker” at Plaistow South
Tonight I met up again with our By election candidate Asheem and other activists including the Newham Labour Mayor Candidate 2026, Forhad Hussain.The canvass went well and although I was mostly helping to “run the board” (directing activists to c…Read more…
Statement from Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE on Newham’s May 2026 mayoral election
(The Labour Party has announced that former Newham Councillor (and Cabinet member) Forhad Hussain has been selected as the Labour Candidate for the May 2026 mayoral election). Read more…