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…
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…
Labour teams about to set off in Plaistow South
Great picture from last night as Labour activists set off to campaign in Plaistow South with our By Election candidate, Asheen Singh (date of by election Thursday 18 September). I was running the “door step” app in a team with Ash and long standi…Read more…
Plaistow South By Election
I was out this evening to support our Labour candidate, Asheem Singh in the Plaistow South By Election. The by election has come about due to the sad death of Cllr Neil Wilson earlier this month. I had know Neil for many years and he was a hard w…Read more…
Labour Street Surgery in Stratford
On Saturday afternoon I joined a street surgery and campaign session in Stratford with local Councillor, Sabia Kamali. There had been a morning session as well which I could not attend but I cycled to the meeting point in Stratford High Road, whi…Read more…
Canvass Green Street East 17 May 2025
After Labour Group local campaign training, we went out to canvass in Green Street East with local Councillors. I had to leave early to see my little sister and niece who were down from Lincs to see a show together. Read more…
West Ham Sunshine Street Surgery
This morning we took part in a Street Surgery knocking on doors of residents around Old Barrowfield and asking them if they had any problems or issues with the Council that they wished to discuss with their local Councillors. My colleague, John Wh…Read more…
Plaistow North by election & supporting Joel Bodmer for Croydon East
Saturday afternoon I went to support our Labour Candidate, Akthural Alam. I ended up leading a small team using the “Labour Doorstep” smartphone app which is great (but sometimes erratic) for individual canvassing but not that good for a group. Ho…Read more…
Newham Labour: Boleyn and Wall End by-Election candidates chosen
Hat tip Newham Labour “Local campaigners Sofia Patel and Stephanie Garfield have been selected by Labour to stand as the party’s candidates for the Boleyn and Wall End by-elections.Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz said: “Sofia and Stephanie are grea…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2021
My pass to Labour Party Conference has arrived, travel, Covid vaccination pass and accommodation sorted out and I am busy checking out which fringes and debates to attend. I am not a delegate, so no early morning delegation meetings to attend nor…Read more…
Labour Unions for Kim in Batley & Spen, Custom House doorstep wash out & great Little Ilford dialogue
My political campaigning life is beginning to somewhat come back to “normal” (whatever that means nowadays).
On Wednesday evening I took part in a Labour Unions telecanvassing session for Kim Leadbeater, the Labour candidate in the by elec…Read more…