Mayor Lutfur Rahman U-turns on changes to homeless relocation policy following protests
Mayor Rahman has decided to pause changes to a policy which would have given the council the power to place
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Local democracy
Council warns new building could impact Tower of London World Heritage Site
The council wrote it expects to see ‘consideration of alternative scale and massing’ of the potential new development in the
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Mass student protests in Bangladesh leads to unrest in Whitechapel
Student protests in Bangladesh over a job quota system have sparked international concern and local clashes in Whitechapel’s Greatorex Street
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‘Violent’ arrest of pro-Palestinian activist leads to demonstration against police brutality
On Friday 12th July, a pro-Palestinian protester was arrested on Whitechapel Road, close to the East London Mosque, leading to
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Stepney Green Councillor Sabina Akhtar quits Labour over Keir Starmer comment on Bangladesh and illegal migrants
Stepney Green Councillor, Sabina Akhtar has quit the Labour Party after Keir Starmer singled out the country of Bangladesh when
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Historic England says Tower of London’s heritage status ‘at threat’
Sites such as the Tower of London, Bevis Marks Synagogue and St Paul’s Cathedral may be adversely affected by the
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Protestors in Whitechapel attempted to block an asylum transfer at Booth House
An ‘anti-raid callout’ on social media about a transfer of migrants to Bibby Stockholm led to a flash protest outside
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Unmesh Desai elected as the London Assembly Member for the City and East
The votes are in from the local elections and Unmesh Desai has won a second term as the London Assembly
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How Tower Hamlets initiatives are addressing low youth voter turnout ahead of the elections
Youth voter turnout may be a glum picture nationally but outreach initiatives in Tower Hamlets may be heralding a brighter
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Campaigners call for Tower Hamlets to end use of debt collection bailiffs
The Tower Hamlets Unfair Debt Group wants politicians to commit to tackling the ‘debt crisis’ in the borough. The Unfair
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Council rejects Troxy’s application to increase capacity by 500 people
Tower Hamlets council has rejected Troxy’s application to increase its capacity from 3,100 to 3,600 and open for an extra
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Is Queen Mary still the best university for social mobility?
In 2021, a landmark report by the Sutton Trust found that Queen Mary was the best university for social mobility
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