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The racist and Islamophobic violence we have seen in different parts of the country in recent days has been sickening.
Here in Islington our diversity is our strength. Please see our statement below and add your name here:
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For the first time in our history the majority of
@IslingtonLabour
councillors will be women!
#onyourside
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Whenever the General Election comes, we're delighted that our amazing local MPs
@jeremycorbyn
&
@EmilyThornberry
have been unanimously reselected as
@UKLabour
's Islington candidates. We'll be giving them all our support to ensure they can continue to make a difference
#ForTheMany
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'Spend whatever it takes' to support our local community in response to Coronavirus, the Tory Government told councils at the start of this crisis.
So why is
@RobertJenrick
breaking his pledge and leaving local authorities out of pocket?
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Delighted to announce that
@KayaJunction
has been elected as the new Labour of the Islington Labour Group.
Kaya will become Leader of
@IslingtonBC
on 20th May.
Read more below on Kaya's priorities as Leader 👇
#OnYourSide
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Great to have our brilliant local MPs
@EmilyThornberry
&
@jeremycorbyn
with us supporting how we are
#makingadifference
#onyourside
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Thank you to all who helped in
#Islington
during
#GE2017
+Congrats to
@EmilyThornberry
&
@jeremycorbyn
on increased re-election majorities
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Thanks to volunteers out campaigning for inclusive education &
#NoNewGrammars
in Angel today
#OnYourSide
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Shaun Bailey made racist, Islamophobic and misogynistic comments before running a failed London Mayoral campaign, then got caught breaking Covid rules.
Now the Tories are rewarding him with a place in the House of Lords.
One rule for them, another for everyone else
And one final familiar face: Shaun Bailey, former mayoral candidate forced to resign from his London Assembly role over a lockdown party, is also on the list
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Islington is set to become the first local council to call for Universal Credit to be scrapped.
“It is clear that Universal Credit has been universally discredited," says Cllr Troy Gallagher
#onyourside
#UniversalCredit
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Newly-elected
@IslingtonLabour
Councillors with our Leader
@KayaJunction
at Islington Town Hall this morning
🌹
@TobyAlexNorth
🌹
@ValerieABossman
🌹
@JasonUJackson
🌹
@angeloweekes23
🌹
@BashOIbrahim
Congratulations to them all! 💐
#OnYourSide
#WeAreIslington
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"Differences of culture and language are strengths of our community" -
@jeremycorbyn
#LoveIslington
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Today hundreds of people came together to say goodbye to former
@IslingtonLabour
councillor, Gary Doolan. Gary was Islington through & through - a
@GMB_union
legend & a true champion of working people. Above all he was a devoted father & husband. Thanks for everything, Gary x
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We’re so proud of
@Rakhiaismail
& all she does for our borough as an
@IslingtonLabour
councillor & we are so excited for her to be the Mayor of Islington this year. Watch this -
#inspiration
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This week, Labour Party members selected
@ValerieABossman
to fight the Bunhill by-election.
As a born and bred Islington resident and experienced campaigner, Valerie will be on the side of local people as an Islington Labour councillor
#OnYourSide
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Last week, we wrote to the Labour Mayor of London, asking for his support in the fight to save Islington’s treasured local bus services.
The whole labour movement came together to fight the Tory cuts, and we won!
Islington’s buses are saved!
#OnYourSide
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🚨 Islington has a new Councillor!
We are excited to welcome
@shreyagnanda
to Islington Labour Group following her successful election as the new Councillor for Hillrise.
You can read more about Shreya here ⬇️
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We're delighted to welcome five new Islington Labour councillors to Labour Group.
Local people have shown that they want a fairer Islington, a cleaner, greener, safer borough and a council that listens to them and stands up for their values
#OnYourSide
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Join us this Saturday to 'Say NO to Hate Crime' at a rally in Highbury Fields (next to H&I station)
#LoveIslington
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And that's a full house!
@ValerieABossman
is the new Islington Labour councillor for
@BunhillWard
#OnYourSide
The winner of the Bunhill ward by-election is Valerie Bossman-Quarshie (Labour). The full breakdown of votes received by each candidate will be published at
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Schools should only open to more children when it is safe to.
We don’t support schools rushing to meet arbitrary deadlines set by Government, and they will have our support if they decide it's not yet safe to open to more children.
@RichardWatts01
's statement 👇
#OnYourSide
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This is the difference having a
@UKLabour
Mayor of London makes 👏👏👏. Islington will deliver 24% more new council homes thanks to
@SadiqKhan
’s support
#onyourside
I'm the first Mayor of London with a dedicated programme to get new council homes built. We need homes for nurses, cleaners, bus drivers and all Londoners - not penthouses that sit empty.
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Council Leader
@RichardWatts01
has written to
@BritishGas
regarding the company's dispute with
@GMB_union
members and its plans to fire workers, then re-hire them on reduced conditions.
British Gas must withdraw this threat as soon as possible and negotiate with GMB
#OnYourSide
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Another busy week on the
#labourdoorstep
talking to local people about our radical vision for the borough - thanks to all who joined us!
#onyourside
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This is a Tory cost of living crisis. But they're failing their duty to tackle it.
Islington's Labour Council is doing all it can, but we urgently need Govt action.
So today, we delivered a letter to the Prime Minister calling for action on Schools, Welfare & Wages
#OnYourSide
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.
@Islingtonlabour
members, Cllrs & Labour Leader
@jeremycorbyn
singing xmas carols for
@oxfamgb
refugee appeal
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Our manifesto has made it across the pond!
@IslingtonLabour
is the only party with a plan to make Islington a fairer place for all
#onyourside
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Incredibly proud of
@KayaJunction
who will, next week, become the new Deputy Leader of Islington Council.
Born and bred in Islington, Kaya becomes the first Black woman to be Deputy Leader of the Council
"As a woman of African heritage, it’s both a huge privilege and responsibility to serve Islington and help shape its future." -
@KayaJunction
on becoming the first Black woman appointed as Deputy Leader of Islington Council. Full story:
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The creator of austerity.
The man who called the Brexit referendum and then disappeared when he lost.
The former PM who lobbied Rishi Sunak to bail out his mate's company with Covid loans.
Same old Tories.
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This Thursday, the 15th of August, we have a by-election in Hillrise.
Vote for Shreya Nanda, the Labour candidate, for:
🦺 Safer public spaces
🏥Support for the NHS and the Whittington Hospital
🏘️Clear action on more affordable and well maintained housing
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Pleasure to welcome
@SadiqKhan
to Islington today.
From building new homes, to providing opportunities for our young people - Labour in power is helping people across our borough
#VoteLabour
#LabourDoorstep
🌹
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First
@IslingtonLabour
Group meeting of the 2018-2022 administration. Proud that, for the first time, the majority of councillors are women!
#onyourside
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Labour hold Caledonian!
Congratulations to
@sarakhyde
@Paul_Convery
and
@UnaOHalloran
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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.
@jeremycorbyn
alongside
#Islington
Cllrs opened the Archway Public Space today. We campaigned for years & now it's here!
#ForTheMany
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Today Islington Labour councillors joined a
#dayofsolidarity
on the Town Hall steps to help send a clear message that Islington is no place for Islamophobia or hatred in any form.
#NoToIslamophobia
#LoveAMuslimDay
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Since 2009, Islington’s Labour-run Council has provided free school meals for every primary school child, making sure they get at least one hot meal every day.
Now the Labour Mayor of London is making sure the rest of London will do the same
#OnYourSide
Monday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Free school meals for every primary pupil in London”
#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Great to see
@EmilyThornberry
out with
@BunhillWard
this evening!
Local people are excited to vote for
@ValerieABossman
as their next Islington Labour councillor
#OnYourSide
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Labour win the new ward of Laycock!
Congratulations to
@staff_heather
,
@Cllr_NTuran
and Ilkay Cinko-Oner!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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NEW:
@JasonUJackson
selected as Islington Labour's candidate for the Holloway by-election on 6 May 🗳️
Jason is a community campaigner, father of three, and a Director of The Black Policy Institute.
Find out more 👇🏿
#OnYourSide
#VoteLabour
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Labour hold Barnsbury!
Congratulations to
@jilanichy
,
@RowChampion
and
@prafulnargund
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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Great to see so many Islington Labour campaigners out on the doorstep this weekend.
A great response across from people the borough for their Labour-run Council
#OnYourSide
#LabourDoorstep
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Proud to raise the Windrush flag over
@IslingtonBC
Town Hall this morning.
On
#WindrushDay2021
we honour and thank the Windrush Generation and diaspora for their huge contributions to our borough and country. We truly stand on their shoulders.
🇯🇲🇹🇹🇬🇾🇧🇧🇦🇬🇧🇸🇬🇩🇲🇸🇧🇲🇱🇨🇰🇳
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Over the next four years we will build at least 750 new Council homes, as part of 1,550 new genuinely affordable and social homes for local people
Find out more at
#OnYourSide
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Islington’s buses have been saved!
After a borough-wide campaign, with our trade unions and the local community, we have fought the Tory cuts to TfL and we won!
All of the proposed cuts to Islington’s buses have been reversed
#OnYourSide
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Labour win the new ward of St Mary's & St James'!
Congratulations to Saiqa Pandor,
@jsphcrft
and
@hannahmchugh__
!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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.
@sheilachapman01
quotes Harry Leslie Smith - Austerity in the 1930s blighted lives through preventable ailments...ending ordinary people’s aspirations for a decent life by denying them housing, employment or a proper education. This is 2018, enough is enough.
#IslingtonFC
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Council homes change lives.
Islington’s Labour-run Council has built thousands of council homes over the last 14 years, with 750 more to come by 2027.
Great to see the Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan commit to build even more council homes across London
#OnYourSide
I grew up on a council estate. I know firsthand how the security of a council home transforms families’ lives.
London is delivering the highest number of council homes since the 1970s.
If I'm re-elected, we'll deliver 40,000 more by the end of the decade.
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Labour hold Tufnell Park!
Congratulations to
@GulcinOzdemir11
,
@satnam1
and
@TriciaClarkeM
!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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Working together with
@EmilyThornberry
we will make Islington a fairer place for all
#onyourside
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Islington Labour members worked incredibly hard to deliver a London Mayor in
@SadiqKhan
who will follow our lead on Free School Meals, as well take action on council homes and the climate crisis.
London is Labour once again
#OnYourSide
Resounding support for
@SadiqKhan
from Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest voters, here’s to another four years!
Looking forward to:
🌹40k council homes
🌹6k rent control homes
🌹1300 more police
🌹End rough sleeping by 2030
🌹 Free school meals
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THREAD: This is the story of the 2018 Islington Council elections for
@IslingtonLabour
- we received the overwhelming support of local people for our vision for a fairer borough for all. Read more here
#onyourside
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Labour hold Junction!
Congratulations to
@sheilachapman01
,
@KayaJunction
and
@JanetBurgess1
!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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Delighted to welcome
@RowChampion
as latest
@UKLabour
Councillor for Barnsbury. Thank you for all those who voted
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We're proud that
@IslingtonLabour
activists had over 35,000 conversations with local people before polling day. The result is 47 Labour councillors elected as your community champions, on a radical manifesto to make our borough fairer! We won't let you down
#onyourside
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London's side roads are seeing 72% more traffic than a decade ago.
We can't afford to do nothing.
The Council's People-Friendly Streets are making our borough cleaner, greener and healthier
#IslingtonFC
#OnYourSide
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MEET THE CANDIDATES:
On May 6th,
@ValerieABossman
will be Islington Labour's candidate in Bunhill.
Valerie has lived in Islington all her life and has spent the pandemic volunteering at
@EH_Highbury
where she is a trustee
#OnYourSide
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Huge congratulations to
@GulcinOzdemir11
- your new
@IslingtonLabour
councillor for St George’s!
#OnYourSide
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Islington Labour councillors joined picket lines across the borough this morning to send support and solidarity to all striking teachers and public sector workers.
Together, we will win! ✊🏻
#OnYourSide
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A huge congratulations to
@TobyAlexNorth
who has been elected the new Islington Labour councillor for St Peter's
#OnYourSide
The winner of the St Peter's ward by-election is Toby North (Labour). The full breakdown of votes received by each candidate will be published at
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The new Islington Labour councillor in Holloway ward is the fantastic
@JasonUJackson
#OnYourSide
The winner of the Holloway ward by-election is Jason Jackson (Labour). The full breakdown of votes received by each candidate will be published at
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We've just handed in our 2️⃣5️⃣1️⃣4️⃣-strong
#SaveOurBuses
petition at
@transportgovuk
, calling for the Government to end austerity and properly fund our vital bus network
We've been overwhelmed by the community support for this campaign, so to everyone who signed: thank you 🚌
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Fairer.
Safer.
Greener.
Together.
#VoteLabour
in Islington today - polling stations are open until 10pm 🗳️
#OnYourSide
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After much campaigning with the local community, Labour councillors for St George's and Junction are delighted Islington Council has said
#NOcado
#OnYourSide
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Boris Johnson says Labour is run by lawyers who live in Islington.
He is, of course, somebody who lived with a lawyer in a £3.75m townhouse in Islington for 10 years.
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Labour hold Clerkenwell!
Congratulations to Ben Mackmurdie,
@MattNLabour
and
@Ruth4UniteEC
!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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This morning’s campaigning outside Finsbury Park station to
#SaveTicketOffices
🚇 ticket offices are a lifeline to many passengers and must be protected
Respond to the consultation here:
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"We will not let hate divide us" Emily Thornberry asks Islington to stick together
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Labour hold Holloway!
Congratulations to
@clairezammi
,
@diarmaid_w
and
@JasonUJackson
!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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Delighted that Mick Gilgunn has been elected as the new councillor for Tollington in today’s by-election
#OnYourSide
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Now joined by
@EmilyThornberry
at
@IslingtonBC
’s Older People’s Christmas Lunch &
@IslingtonLabour
councillors
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Local people in Highbury West, Mildmay and St Peter's will have the opportunity to elect new Islington Labour councillors on May 6th.
See below who is standing in your ward next month to make Islington a fairer place ⬇️
#OnYourSide
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Our leader
@KayaJunction
on Islington Labour's landslide victory:
“The people of our borough have put their trust in us for the fourth set of local elections in a row. We stood on a platform of equality, setting out to tackle the issues that matter most"
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Islington Labour councillors out nice and early supporting our RMT comrades on the picket line this morning.
Standing with the unions, today and always
#OnYourSide
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Labour hold Bunhill!
Congratulations to
@ValerieABossman
@Philgrahamaslef
and Troy Gallagher 🌹
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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Over the next four years we will...
🌳 Plant at least 600 extra trees every year
🌳 Replace every tree that's lost
Further adding to Islington's beautiful urban forest of 40,000 trees
Find out more:
#OnYourSide
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Pleased that
@IslingtonBC
has become the first London council to move a motion in support of
#TheseWallsMustFall
campaign to end indefinite detention!
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Happy St Patrick’s Day to Islington’s wonderful Irish community and all those celebrating today.
Islington has a long history of welcoming Irish people to our borough and the Irish diaspora continue to add so much to our community.
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!
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🚨 Save The Tollington Arms 🚨
After a year of fighting an unprecedented global pandemic, we are now facing a new fight for survival.
#SaveTheTolly
#SaveYourLocal
Please sign our petition:
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Last night, at Annual Council,
@KayaJunction
was officially elected Leader of Islington Council and
@diarmaid_w
was appointed Deputy Leader.
Kaya and Diarmaid are both determined to continue making our borough a fairer place for all
#OnYourSide
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We are incredibly proud that
@PurrinaCat
is our fantastic local councillor for Highbury East. She’s also 1 of the UK’s only trans elected representatives. Read here about why we need more trans voices in politics
@LGBTLabour
@HuffPostUK
#onyourside
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Islington’s Irish community has contributed immensely to our borough for many decades.
The Council was proud to unveil a mosaic to our Irish community on Navigator Square and a plaque for Michael Collins on Barnsbury Street last year
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!
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Stacking up Labour votes before
#GE2017
this past weekend.Big teams out for our local MPs
@jeremycorbyn
+
@EmilyThornberry
#labourdoorstep
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Over 66,000 households in Islington live in privately rented properties.
Keeping rents down and keeping housing standards high is key to protecting private renters.
@mhclg
must give
@SadiqKhan
powers to control rents & Islington powers to license properties
#OnYourSide
More than a quarter of Londoners now rent from a private landlord.
That's why
@SadiqKhan
wants London to have the powers to introduce rent controls.
Watch him lay out his plan on
@GMB
.
#StandingUpForLondon
👇
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Following recent proposals for a 'Super League',
@RichardWatts01
&
@KayaJunction
have written to Arsenal, along with
@jeremycorbyn
&
@EmilyThornberry
, to express concern with the proposals, call on the club to work with fans & to reconsider its stance
#OnYourSide
#NoToSuperLeague
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Labour Council 🤝 Labour Mayor of London
Saving Islington's buses
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Labour hold Canonbury!
Congratulations to
@nickwayne01
, Clare Jeapes and
@drjohnwoolf
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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What a weekend! We launched the Islington Labour manifesto and spoke to lots of local people on the
#labourdoorstep
. Read about our manifesto here
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Labour’s Mayor of London
@sadiqkhan
is taking bold action to tackle toxic air pollution 👇👇👇
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Islington Labour councillors joined
@theRCN
on their picket line this morning at UCLH, showing our support for nurses in their fight for fair pay.
Claps don’t pay the bills!
#OnYourSide
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It's been a very busy weekend on the
#labourdoorstep
in Islington for our Councillors, activists & MPs
@jeremycorbyn
&
@EmilyThornberry
!
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Congratulations to our fantastic MPs
@jeremycorbyn
and
@EmilyThornberry
re-elected with overwhelming majorities to continue to fight to make Islington a fairer place for all 🌹
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Great reception for our Holloway by-election candidate
@JasonUJackson
and
@LondonLabour
Assembly list candidate
@Emina_ibrahim
this (very chilly!) morning ❄️
Vote
@SadiqKhan
,
@Semakaleng
,
@LondonLabour
and
@JasonUJackson
in Holloway on 6th May 🗳️
#VoteLabour
#AllVotesLabour
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The Government refused to help
#ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY
yesterday but
@IslingtonBC
refuses to let any child go hungry this half term.
@marcusrashford
you’ve got our full support. 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿
#OnYourSide
"We refuse to stand by and let them struggle alone." -
@KayaJunction
The Government’ won't support
@MarcusRashford
's campaign to tackle holiday hunger at half term. We're stepping in to plug the gap for local families in need.
Story:
#ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY
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Labour hold St Peter's & Canalside!
Congratulations to
@martinklute
,
@RosalineOgunro
and
@TobyAlexNorth
!
#OnYourSide
#IslingtonElects
#LocalElections2022
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Islington’s Labour-run council has provided free school meals for every primary school child since 2009.
Great news that the Labour Mayor of London is extending this vital support to the whole city, saving families money and making sure no child goes hungry
#OnYourSide
JUST ANNOUNCED: City Hall's groundbreaking free school meals programme is to be extended for another year.
No child should go hungry in our city.
The Government have refused to act, so I’ve stepped up.
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