Eight Labour councillors in Hackney urge party leader Sir Keir Starmer to back all-out ceasefire in Gaza
The local politicians are among 300 party colleagues to sign an open letter demanding a rethink
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Hundreds gather for pro-Palestinian protests in Hackney
Demonstrators demanded a ceasefire in Gaza at rallies in Dalston and outside the Town Hall
Hackney Labour councillors defy party to demand Gaza ceasefire
Former speakers Soraya Adejare and Humaira Garasia add their names to Labour Muslim Network letter
Mayoral candidates call for Gaza ceasefire at final hustings before tomorrow’s by-election
Two candidates turned up at Premises Studios, with a third represented by a proxy, as residents prepare to vote
Mayoral candidates tear into council’s new parking charges at motorcyclists’ hustings
Not one of the four candidates in attendance backed the exisiting prices as they laid out their transport plans for the borough
Council commissions independent investigation into Dewey scandal
Former Staffordshire County Council boss to quiz staff
Mayoral candidates quizzed on transport at Hackney Cycling Campaign’s hustings
In the absence of two of the four invited mayoral candidates, residents put the Greens’ Zoë Garbett and the Liberal Democrats’ Simon de Deney on the spot
Liberal Democrat mayoral hopeful outlines ambitious plan to fix ‘broken housing system’
If elected, Simon de Deney would set up a council house-building firm to create affordable homes
Socialist mayoral candidate promises no more cuts as she vows to fight for government funding
TUSC’s Annoesjka Valent also says she will reject mayor’s £89k salary and instead take a ‘worker’s wage’
Labour candidate calls mayoralty a ‘platform for great partnerships’ – as she sets out focus on green projects
Caroline Woodley says her cabinet role at the council has taught her how to handle challenges