Hackney Mayor defends apparent U-turn on controversial Silvertown Tunnel plans
Borough leader defends alternative river crossing as ‘incredibly important’ while acting as proxy for London Mayor Sadiq Khan in online hustings
David Simmonds
Hackney Mayor calls on government to ‘step up’ funding for refugees
The prime minister has pledged the UK will take 20,000 refugees by 2020 but funding only announced for one year