View from City Hall: Plan to improve community’s confidence in city policing
Tower Hamlets Council has decided to hold a referendum on the elected mayor in May next year.
Tower Hamlets Council has decided to hold a referendum on the elected mayor in May next year.
As we enter a second lockdown period, I have written to the council to ask what further steps they will be taking locally, particularly in terms of economic support, public health messaging and enforcement.
The second Covid-19 wave is upon us and east London is particularly affected.
Learning the lessons from the first lockdown, we must refine our approach this time around in Newham.
As lockdown has lifted, the night time economy in Shoreditch has come back with a bang.
I was recently asked to present an award at the Barking & Dagenham Faith & Community Awards 2020.
The real potential for a second wave of Covid-19 infections concerns me greatly, given that recent figures once again show a rise of infections in Newham.
The re-imposition of quarantine on some returning from abroad and the suspension of plans to ease lockdown further are a sign that the government is still concerned that another wave of infection could come at any time, so as individuals we must continue to act with appropriate caution and follow the restrictions on how we live, meet and work.
These are extraordinary and challenging times and it is more vital than ever that our community comes together in compassion and solidarity.
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