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Newham’s former Labour mayor, Sir Robin Wales, has been appointed London Director of Local Government for Reform UK.

Transport for London (TfL)’s 2026 business plan raised the prospect of setting up a “publicly owned bus company”. TfL is under the control of Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, and is responsible for the capital’s public transport network.

50 people, packed with energy, protested the night before the Lewisham Labour council set the borough’s budget. Four Green council election candidates attended, along with their mayoral candidate Liam Shrivastava.

Labour has set what could be its last budget as the governing party in the London Borough of Haringey. It was no surprise that they took the decision, once again, to pass on further cuts.

Staff and students at London Metropolitan University have been protesting against the university’s plans to get rid of 120 lecturers and support staff. Staff are angry and prepared to take action.

Circuit Laundry is known for overcharging university students living in halls, and for providing poor service to students. At University of Arts in London (UAL) accommodation, students are charged £4.10 per wash and £2.60 to use the dryer.

On Saturday 31 January, another demonstration marched through London against the ongoing atrocities being committed by the Israeli state and its western backers in Gaza.

‘Young people need youth services’, ‘Youth workers need jobs’, ‘Re-open all closed services’, ‘Young people need a future!’ — Under these headlines, Waltham Forest Trades Council held a public meeting about the dismal prospects facing young people.

Unison members at Richard Cobden Primary School in London are taking four days of strike action to end the undervaluing of their role in the school. The school’s management proposed a restructure that cut permanent posts.

Homerton Hospital phlebotomists have scored a stunning victory, inspired by a rebanding campaign for Health Care Assistants and Maternity Support Workers run by the Homerton Unison branch in 2024.