Dalston councillor unites Town Hall in advocacy for single parents’ rights
Labour and Conservatives join in calls for single parenthood to be made a protected characteristic
Harvey Odze
Conservative councillors call for ‘immediate end’ to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Transport chief Cllr Burke responds to criticism by saying voters who ‘want to make roads less safe and air more polluted’ now have a choice
Cassland Road Gardens to be renamed as part of borough-wide review
The decision over the gardens, named after slave trader John Cass, is just the first in a sweeping rethink of place names across the borough, announced by the council in the wake of global anti-racism protests
Hackney councillors vote unanimously to adopt Islamophobia definition
Hackney Mayor pledges to ‘stand against those that seek to divide us’ as councillors ‘deplore the fact that this motion is necessary’
Outrage at Town Hall as antisemitism claims follow Stamford Hill parking debate
Orthodox Jewish community representatives walk out of council meeting
Titbits – Frosty recitals and unsettling titles
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Local councillors united in criticism of Chris Williamson’s return to Labour following antisemitism row
Hackney Mayor expresses ‘regret’ at decision while Conservative councillor calls out readmission as ‘utter disgrace’
Backlash as Hackney North Labour passes motion rejecting claims of ‘institutional racism’
Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy calls on Labour’s executive committee to investigate Diane Abbott’s local party
Conservative councillor called out as ‘bully’ for threats of ‘violent demonstrations’ over cycle lanes
Threats provoke cries of ‘outrageous’ in council chamber
Gasps as Conservative councillor accuses Deputy Mayor of lying in row over fate of 73 bus route
Feryal Demirci’s claim that the opposition failed to lobby against the curtailment of the route was robustly challenged by Cllr Harvey Odze
Hackney to vote on anti-semitism definition opposed by anti-Israel campaigners
IHRA definition adopted by 125 local authorities has seen protests in other boroughs
Titbits – procurement, pineapple on pizza, and a proud ‘kipper
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Bus brouhaha: Labour accused of ‘playing politics’ over fate of number 73
Tory Stamford Hill councillor says London Mayor is effectively being let off the hook following amendment to motion calling for original route of 73 to be restored
Christmas climate change rally to mark Paris treaty
‘Santa’s arctic retreat is melting’, say organisers calling for the government and council to act
Councillor Harvey Odze hails Donald Trump’s climate change ‘myth’ comments
Conservative apparently holds President-elect in high regard – at least when it comes to his opinions about the environment
Councillors clash over election of new Speaker of Hackney
Opposition parties take the unusual step of proposing an alternative