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Newham 65 Says: Re-elect Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan has been Mayor of London for eight years. When he was first elected David Cameron was still Prime Minister. The world had yet to experience the shock of victories for Brexit and Trump.  Since 2016, climate science has raised louder and louder alarm bells. The deaths of George Floyd and Sarah Everard -…

Sabia Kamali demonstrates the vital role of the ward councillor

Stratford Market Village has gained a reprieve, and hopefully salvation, with Newham Council’s Cabinet agreeing to take on its lease for one year. If the market is successful after a year Newham Council will either complete the rest of the 15-year lease agreement or pass it on to another market operator. The Market Village had…

Timms joins latest call to stop arms sales to Israel

Stephen Timms, the MP for East Ham, has joined 130 other parliamentarians in calling on the government to “immediately suspend export licenses for arms transfers to Israel”. The Guardian’s reporting on this describes the government as “under growing pressure to act amid signs Israel intends to ignore [the] UN ceasefire resolution”. This initiative, bringing together…

Green Party Parliamentary Candidates Announced

The Newham Green Party has announced its candidates for the three new parliamentary seats covering Newham at the forthcoming General Party. Their candidates are: East Ham: Rosie Pearce West Ham & Beckton: Rob Callender Stratford & Bow: Joe Hudson-Small Whilst Newham is generally seen as safe Labour territory, the new electoral map will make the…

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