New Labour councillors ‘honoured and humbled’ after winning Hackney by-elections
Cllrs Jasmine Martins and Faruk Tinaz fill seats in De Beauvoir and Hoxton East respectively
Cllrs Jasmine Martins and Faruk Tinaz fill seats in De Beauvoir and Hoxton East respectively
The seat is empty after Labour’s Polly Billington was picked to stand for parliament
‘Bail conditions are an agreement between the individual and the officer making bail to that person, and it’s no business of the council’s’
Former Staffordshire County Council boss to quiz staff
Council operates a “cab rank” system for motions and two Labour motions had already been filed
Tom Dewey was convicted of possessing indecent images of children
Former de Beauvoir ward councillor avoids jail
Thirty-six-year-old was previously elected as Labour councillor for De Beauvoir ward
Council cites falling pupil numbers as reason
Voters in the ward could be faced with electing politicians in two boroughs
Scheme co-founder Stephen Grosz encourages other areas in Hackney to do the same
Walker will join party colleague Polly Billington in representing the ward
The by-election was called after the resignation of a Labour councillor just two weeks after May’s local elections
Joe Walker, director of Clapton Commons and the Round Chapel, says he has a ‘grassroots understanding of the ward’s key issues’
Candidates for upcoming De Beauvoir by-election line up in support of the children following complaints from local residents
Charity adviser Tyrone Scott wants to help people struggling with access to online services