Great news that Labour has delivered for 11 million private renters in England. My dad, who has sadly passed away, would have been so proud. Back in the 1950s, he helped form a private renters’ tenants association in Buckley, North Wales, to stan…Read more…
Newham Green candidate accused of Criminal Offence & Election Fraud by giving ‘false address’ ….
“30th April 2026Home address information published by the council for a range of those seeking election in the east London borough is regarded by others as breaching regulationsDave Hill https://www.onlondon.co.uk/newham-2026-green-candidate…Read more…
Newham Rough Sleeper Count 27 March 26
Early this morning, I joined a team of homeless outreach workers and fellow councillors for the bi-monthly count of people sleeping on the streets of Newham. We met at 11 p.m. (Thursday) at the Newham Council Dockside Building for a briefing…Read more…
Marching TOGETHER against the FAR RIGHT – LOVE, HOPE, UNITY this Saturday 28 March Central London
I’ve been working with my UNISON trade union branch and Newham Labour activists to help boost attendance at Saturday’s march. I’ll be joining the national UNISON bloc, which will be second from the front. It’s so important to make our voices heard…Read more…
“We’ve recently had a jampacked Action Day of canvassing here in West Ham! Vote Labour on May 7th! 🌹🌹”
It was a fantastic Super Saturday with three canvassing sessions and over 35 activists in West Ham ward. Huge thanks to our organisers for their support. Although there was one particularly unpleasant incident involving a non-resident, which I reported…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…
“Newham for newcomers” by Sharon Chawda
I sadly missed the book launch because I was away at the LGA Labour conference. Guest speakers included Newham MPs Stephen Timms, Diane Abbott and James Asser. While researching the book Sharon interviewed me and very kindly gave me a copy w…Read more…
Rainy Sunday West Ham Street Surgery – Labour delivers on funding for Newham
Last Sunday, despite the wet weather, we conducted our street surgery in the Abbey Road tower blocks. The views from the top were quite impressive. Although many residents were not home, those I did speak with were pretty positive. Concerns w…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…
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…
Last Saturday and Monday: Plaistow South By election
Busy, occasional damp then sunny, full on campaigning days. By election is this Thursday 18 September 2025.Read more…
Least we forget: Remembering the 85th anniversary of the Blitz.
Hat tip Newham History SocietyRead more…
Another evening “on the knocker” in Plaistow South
This evening I was the “board runner” again (not with a clip board anymore but a Labour Party mobile phone app) with a group of activists led by our by election candidate, Ash. We did both sides of a very long street in the ward. It was thre…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…
Newham Council AGM 2025
Last Thursday evening was the Newham Council AGM, which was held this year in the new Shipman Youth Zone.In this picture taken at the end of the meeting I am with the Chair of Council (our civic major), Cllr Dr Rohit Das Gupta, our local MPs James Asse…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2024: Monday
Monday was pretty wet, windy and rainy but being from North Wales originally – I was used to it. I had some UNISON stuff to sort out in the morning and my first fringe was “Why we need to track social economic diversity to break the class ceiling…Read more…
Labour Win in Little Ilford & Beckton Ward By-elections
Just back home from the Count at East Ham Town Hall. So pleased that both Blossom and Alam (5th & 6th from right) had clear wins in their elections. I will post more on the elections when I can. Read more…
“On the knocker” for Sadiq and Labour in Corporation Street E15
This evening my ward Cllr colleague. John Whitworth and I went knocking doors in Corporation Street, West Ham, Newham London. This was to remind residents about the election tomorrow and find out when and if they intend to vote for Sadiq as Mayor and f…Read more…