Politicians call on Labour to reinstate Diane Abbott at packed show of support in Hackney
Hundreds of people turned out last night following the racist abuse suffered by the long-serving MP
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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
‘Corbyn before country’: Council slammed for People’s Vote ‘fudge’ as it prepares to ‘firmly reject’ no-deal Brexit
Motion calls on government to prepare for extension of Article 50 to make time for general election or people’s vote
‘Victims are becoming the perpetrators’: Rabbi and former Labour councillor hits out at ‘toxic’ atmosphere in local party
Party says it is ‘very sorry’ to hear the views of Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, who recently wrote to Jeremy Corbyn over ‘unchallenged’ instances of antisemitism he has suffered
Owner of vandalised Churchill-themed café in Hackney hits back at critics
Blighty UK’s Chris Evans was attacked in the media after the Finsbury Park eatery was targeted by protesters
Finsbury Park attack: shadow home secretary Diane Abbott calls for review of mosque security
Counter-terrorism police investigating after van strikes pedestrians, killing one, in Seven Sisters Road, Islington
General Election 2017: Diane Abbott confirms she is ‘still standing’ for Parliament despite illness
The Hackney North candidate has been temporarily replaced as Labour’s shadow home secretary
‘Labour lacks economic credibility’, say Lib Dems after Diane Abbott radio gaffe
Shadow home secretary stumbled over figures when talking to LBC Radio about Labour’s pledge to hire 10,000 extra police officers
General Election 2017: Hackney MP Diane Abbott predicts an ‘unpleasant’ campaign – but says Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour can win
MP for pro-Remain Hackney North says Labour’s Brexit will ‘protect living standards’
Claims of crackdown on prostitutes in Hackney denied by top police officer
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence says streets are ‘not a safe place’ for sex workers as support group leads criticism of alleged enforcement
Polls, hellos and goodbyes: My, haven’t the past 12 months flown by!
Is it really nearly January again? Time for a quick recap of the year when Philip Glanville replaced Jules Pipe in Hackney’s top job, Sadiq triumphed and Brexit was the buzzword – in spite of Hackney’s best efforts
2016 – A look back on the year we woke up as strangers in a strange land
What have we learnt? What has changed? And what is likely to stay the same? As the year draws to a close, we look back on a momentous 12 months
Shouts of ‘Shami Chakrabarti!’ as councillors debate ‘inclusive education’
Lib Dems abstain from voting and Tories oppose motion proposed by Cllr Mete Coban lambasting grammar school expansion
Hackney MP Diane Abbott lands top job in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet
Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington promoted to shadow home secretary
Jeremy Corbyn could become a Hackney MP under ‘disgraceful’ boundary changes
Redrawing of the electoral map could see Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier slug it out for a newly-formed Hackney Central seat
Titbits – Among the ‘purged’, and a councillor’s shrewd move
Find out who is name-checked in the column that pecks at the crumbs of local politics