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I chaired this lively meeting tonight, during which our MP Lyn Brown gave her Parliamentary report and answered questions.
Please note that contrary to some certain suggestions by an attendee at this meeting, that I was not carrying out catalogue pose…Read more…
“It’s been another terrible month for Theresa May’s dreadful and discordant government. They seem continually to be fighting amongst themselves and living in a Brexit fantasy. Surely, hardly anyone still thinks them capable of delivering a Brexit that works for the majority of people in this…Read more…
Proving that politics is not just about campaigning, debating and organising (as vital as this is) but also occasionally about having a bit of fun. Picture above from last Thursday BBQ at West Ham Labour Branch in Vicarage Lane Community Centre. They e…Read more…
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Dear ComradesJust a quick summer update on recent local and future events. Since the General election we have continued campaigning including holding high street stalls in Forest Gate, Canning Town a…Read more…
Hat tip Newham Recorder “Cllr and members of the public attending a vigil on Dames Road where a V1 flying bomb landed killing people on a bus outside the Holly Tree pub
Dozens gathered to pay their respects to Forest Gate’s war dead on the anniversary of the night a bomb hit a bus during the…Read more…
Above is a picture collage from this evening’s anniversary vigil to remember the victims of a Nazi Flying bomb attack on this day 27 July 1944 which killed horribly at least 38 East Enders (updated figure) at this very spot.
Forest Gate Councillor, An…Read more…
After a short break, members of Forest Gate North & West Ham Labour, led by our newly re-elected MP (with 77% of the vote) Lyn Brown, were back on the campaign trail today. As well as the NHS demo in Central London, today was a Labour Party Nationa…Read more…
Yesterday we ordered our first West Ham CLP freepost leaflet (the relief). Today I had the Board for a team of local Party activists in Forest Gate North. There was 4 of us and I asked each of them to visit a particular address and ask the residents th…Read more…
Photo from last night’s planning and action meeting of the Newham key workers facing massive rent rises by the Charitable Landlord, One Housing Group. The tenants are living in housing blocks that were handed over to the Housing Association in 1997 by …Read more…
After a week in North Wales celebrating my Mum’s 76th, visiting family (and sneaked in a couple of hill walks) I drove back to London yesterday and today started campaigning in the Ilford North marginal then met up with West Ham CLP officers to agree o…Read more…
Picture collage from the fully booked dinner on 30 March where over 120 members turned up to listen to the Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU. By coincidence this was also the day after the Prime Minister had formerly “triggered” …Read more…
Picture collage from last Saturday in Forest Gate South ward,West Ham CLP, London. Our MP, Lyn Brown (with her Labour attack dog Cara), local councillors and party activists out knocking doors and talking to residents about Council services and nationa…Read more…
This college is from Saturday 11 March when West Ham Labour Party activists came to support the local Party in Canning Town South ward. Our MP Lyn Brown was there and we all knocked on doors in the ward asking if they had any issues that they wanted to…Read more…
Canvassing this Saturday 11 March:
1) Join Lyn Brown 11am Stubbs Point, New Barn Rd, E13 8JL (contact Rohit)
2) 11.30am, Custom House Library, Prince Regents Ln, E16 3JJ (contact Rokhsana)
Our Brexit Fundraising Dinner ~ Thursday 30th March (early bird price £20 till Sunday midnight)
Join Lyn…Read more…
Picture collage from yesterday. Members of West Ham Labour Party with our MP, Lyn Brown, in Stratford handing out leaflets and talking to the public about the funding crisis facing the NHS.
See photo of Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate (and stanch camp…Read more…
Dear Member
Canvassing, street stalls, Christmas quiz and ‘affirmative nomination’ meetings
I have no idea what to say about President-elect Trump. So I won’t…
1. If you’ve been a member for over six months you should have received a letter n…Read more…
This is a great “slow action” picture from last nights packed West Ham Labour AGM (part 2). Our MP Lyn Brown is giving her Parliamentary report and answering questions.
We ran out of time at our first AGM to conclude all business so had to resum…Read more…
Picture college from Saturday’s West Ham Labour street stall and door knock in Canning Town. Our MP, Lyn Brown, spoke to people at the stall while canvass teams called at addresses near bye. The theme was the reintroduction of segregation into ou…Read more…
“Despite the rain we had a great turnout last week – so we’d thought we’d do it again.
Please join local members at a street stall on Saturday. And some of us will also knock on doors of nearby homes to talk to voters there too. Don’t worry if you’v…Read more…
Last Thursday we had London Labour MEP, Mary Honeyford talking to the West Ham Labour General Committee and taking questions about the Socialist case to vote remain in the EU referendum.
Sunday lunchtime the Labour Party “Labour In” Battle bus came to…Read more…