Tag - Politics

Newham Town Hall and (inset) mayor Forhad Hussain

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Mayor urges opposition councillors to end ‘community neighbourhoods’ boycott

September 17, 2026

Newham Independent and Green group councillors have so far refused to take part in Forhad Hussain's scheme as all eight neighbourhoods are to be led by Labour members

Newham mayor Forhad Hussain (inset left) with opposition group leaders Mehmood Mirza (inset top right) and Arshan Baskaran (inset bottom right)

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Political row erupts over Newham neighbourhood leadership roles

September 4, 2026

Newham Green group leader Arshan Baskaran (left and (right) Newham Independents group leader Mehmood Mirza

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Newham’s opposition leaders won’t give Labour an ‘easy ride’

August 28, 2026

Newham mayor Forhad Hussain (credit Andrew Baker/Newham Council)

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Newham’s new Labour mayor admits ‘last few years have not been perfect’

July 8, 2026

Green councillor Nate Higgins speaks at his first meeting as chair of Newham Council (credit Newham Council)

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Green councillor backed to chair council after agreement with Labour

May 21, 2026

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Labour lose town hall majority

May 9, 2026

Liberal Democrat candidate for Newham mayor Laura Willoughby (credit Laura Willoughby)

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Lib Dem aims to earn residents’ trust if she wins Newham mayoralty

May 6, 2026

Two men with microphones talking to another men with a microphone in a radio studio

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Labour faces historic election challenge

May 5, 2026

Terri Blore, Newham Conservatives

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Conservative mayoral candidate looks to score big upset on polling day

May 5, 2026

Mehmood Mirza (credit Mehmood Mirza)

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Newham Independents leader ‘very confident’ of winning mayoralty

April 30, 2026

Areeq Chowdhury (credit Newham Green Party)

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Green mayoral candidate slams Labour ‘failures’ in Newham

April 24, 2026

Reform UK candidate Clive Furness (credit Clive Furness)

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Reform UK’s mayoral candidate aims to slash spending and tackle ‘division’ in Newham

April 17, 2026

Newham mayoral candidates at the hustings organised by Age UK (credit Nick Clark)

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Newham mayoral candidates tackle questions from borough’s elderly at election hustings

April 15, 2026

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (centre, brown coat) and to his left Newham mayoral candidate Areeq Choudhury in Stratford (credit Nick Clark/LDRS)

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Polanski visits Stratford as he vows to ‘turn Newham Green’

April 13, 2026

Newham Independents councillor Mehmood Mirza speaks at the full council meeting (credit Newham Council)

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Opposition leader claims he was ‘silenced’ over questions on council payout to mayor

March 25, 2026

Rokshana Fiaz is standing down as Newham mayor in May

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Fiaz ‘really proud’ of time as Newham mayor

March 24, 2026

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Something’s Brewing: March 2026

March 10, 2026

Labour mayor Rokhsana Fiaz speaks at Newham Council's budget meeting (still from council livestream)

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Newham Council’s budget passed – as independent councillors stage walk-out

March 2, 2026

The City Hall budget debate (credit Kumail Jaffer/LDRS)

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Khan’s City Hall budget for 2026/27 approved as amendments from rivals fail to pass

February 27, 2026

Newham Town Hall with Labour councillors Terence Paul (inset left) and Zulfiqar Ali (inset right)

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Austerity ‘not over’ for Newham residents, warns councillor

February 14, 2026

Parliamentary portrait of Straford and Bow MP Uma Kumaran

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Uma takes aim at ‘nefarious times’

January 11, 2026

Newly elected Plaistow South councillor Md Nazrul Islam celebrates his win (credit LDRS)

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Independent candidate wins by-election in blow to Newham Labour

September 19, 2025

The London Assembly and mayor at City Hall (credit GLA)

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February 26, 2025

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February 21, 2025