In preparation for polling day this Thursday, we have some election manifestos from your Islington candidates.
Tag - elections
Labour’s expected London losses in the local elections could make life much tougher for the Mayor of London, opposition parties have warned.
Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Sir James Cleverly has refused to rule out an attempt to become the Mayor of London in 2028.
Sir Sadiq Khan has vowed to work constructively with any Green or Reform-controlled councils that emerge in London following the local elections on May 7.
Research conducted by Age UK London involving more than 1,300 older Londoners has revealed the scale, complexity, and emotional impact of ageism across the...
The Green Party is hoping to take advantage of a “chaotic political moment” to take control of swathes of Labour councils across London, a leading candidate...
Cycle campaigners demand action on cycling in every London borough this local election
Sir Sadiq Khan has said he does intend to run for a fourth term as Mayor of London. The Mayor ruled out a return to Westminster politics after the next...
Islington’s finance lead Diarmaid Ward has announced he is stepping down from the executive in May and will not be seeking re-election in 2026.
Sadiq Khan’s environment deputy has insisted that the election of “climate denier” Donald Trump as US President “isn’t going to affect” the mayor’s ambition to...
Cllr Una O’Halloran has been elected as the leader of Islington Labour, following the resignation of Kaya Comer-Schwartz.
Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz is to resign as council leader to become London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime, the Town Hall has confirmed.
Islington councillors have urged the Town Hall leadership to pressure the government into removing the two-child benefit limit.
Dozens of people in Islington South and Finsbury did not return to vote after being turned away at the polling station at the recent general election, figures...
Sadiq Khan fears a second term in the White House for Donald Trump could lead to a rise in abuse towards him and his family.
Photo ID laws which have stopped thousands of registered voters from casting their ballots in recent elections will be “evaluated” and could even be scrapped...
Overcoming all odds, Jeremey Corbyn secured a successive 11th term, after winning by a large margin in the early hours of Friday morning.
Local campaign group seeks election candidates' views on Finsbury Leisure Centre development.
Refugees are being scapegoated for the Government’s failures on immigration, Angela Rayner told a packed meeting on Monday.
Since 1983, Islington North candidate Jeremy Corbyn has fought 10 general elections as the Labour Party’s candidate. However his future as an MP seems much...
The Government’s failure to end rough sleeping in England over the last five years is largely due to the knock-on impacts of Covid, Michael Gove has argued.
Sixteen people are set to battle for votes in Islington’s two constituencies come the general election on 4 July.
The number of ‘no fault’ evictions in London increased 52 per cent in the last year.
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