Veteran Barking MP to step down at next election
Barking MP Margaret Hodge has announced she is to leave Parliament after 27 years. The veteran East London MP told
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Labour whip removed indefinitely from Redbridge councillor
Redbridge Council’s Labour group has been accused of an “abuse of the system” by delaying the disciplinary hearing of one
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Barking to Beijing in 36 hours and other claims as council leader says “the world owes us”
The leader of Barking and Dagenham Council has claimed tat there will be a train from Barking to Beijing that
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Basildon Council to revert to leadership and cabinet governance after four years
Basildon borough councillors have voted to revert to the leadership and cabinet form of governance only four years after rejecting
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Failure to find chief executive blamed on “toxicity” within Southend Council
Southend Council failed in its recent bid to appoint a new chief executive because of a “toxic” atmosphere, its deputy
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Expletives fly as Southend meeting descends into the gutter over future of councils
A TORY leader was allegedly told to f*** off by a Labour rival as a council meeting in Southend descended
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Labour group backs Grace Williams to be new leader of Waltham Forest Council
Grace Williams is set to become the new leader of Waltham Forest Council after being backed by Labour group members
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Leader of Waltham Forest Council to stand down
Waltham Forest Council’s first ever female leader is standing down after four years. Cllr Clare Coghill (Lab, High Street) became
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Former Labour leader steps down from Basildon Council
The former leader of Basildon Council, Gavin Callaghan has stepped down as a councillor with immediate effect. Although he retained
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Veteran Redbridge councillor prevented from standing as a Tory in next year’s elections
A Redbridge Conservative councillor of almost 30 years is “very disappointed” with the group’s leadership after being denied the chance
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