Political pressure increases on Homerton Hospital over outsourced key workers
Pay row intensifies as both Hackney MPs speak out and unions call for health secretary to ‘put brakes’ on new five-year contract for facilities giant ISS
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Jesse Jackson and Diane Abbott address thousands as union calls for decolonisation of curriculum
The pair were speaking at an event organised by the National Education Union, which wants to ensure all pupils are taught about the achievements of Black Britons
Hackney police commander ‘sorry that the community hurts’ as effort launched to defuse tensions
Marcus Barnett says there are ‘bridges to repair and build’ as he vows to do whatever he can to ‘make things better’
‘It’s time for a change’: Hundreds attend online vigil for George Floyd
Over 400 listen to local politicians and community leaders demanding global change
Coronavirus: Local politicians challenge government to trial contact-tracing and testing in Hackney
Local MPs and mayor tell health secretary Matt Hancock he could do with a ‘bit more Shoreditch and less Whitehall’ in his approach
Hackney Mayor’s partner under investigation by Labour for comments about Jewish advocacy group
Craig Parr’s tweets about the Board of Deputies of British Jews branded ‘unacceptable’ by both the Mayor and Hackney South’s Labour branch
Letter: ‘Labour MPs must amend the Trade Bill to prevent further NHS privatisation’
Lifelong health campaigner Shirley Murgraff calls on opposition MPs to ensure ‘strong protection’ for the health service in trade deals
Titbits – Trump fans and Diane’s plans
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Stop and searches in Hackney more than double in three years
Community leaders say indiscriminate use of practice risks alienating people
Leader – Dashers and dancers
A Christmas election is a big ask for local candidates, but some have shown more willing than others
Diane Abbott accused of ‘disrespecting’ electorate with hustings no-show
Hackney North candidates round on incumbent MP for canvassing in Westminster during Extinction Rebellion’s climate hustings
Hackney Labour says meeting with anti-LGBT education campaigner was ‘not about curriculum’
Photo tweeted by local MP Diane Abbott shows her and borough’s education boss posing with controversial activist Shraga Stern
All of Hackney’s general election candidates and their policies – in one place
Thirteen candidates across both constituencies set out their stalls for winter election
Diane Abbott drops in at Hackney primary school’s Democracy Day
The local MP joined borough councillors to help explain the value and intricacies of the electoral system to pupils
Finsbury Park flood: Local politicians put ‘serious concerns’ to Thames Water
Hackney Mayor joins MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn to grill company bosses over their response to last week’s catastrophe
Diane Abbott signs up for local bookshop’s Women of Westminster event
The Hackney MP will join Labour colleague Rachel Reeves and historian Diane Atkinson to discuss the successes of female parliamentarians over the past century