We know that the Labour Party is struggling to manage the inquiries about antisemitism in its ranks, but how long will Newham have to wait?

We recently cited an ombudsman’s report which showed the London Borough of Newham in a very poor light with regard to its housing maintenance and repairs service. Twice they have been cited for severe maladministration.

Putting “People at the Heart of Everything We Do”. It sounds like a great slogan. What better way could you find to wear your heart so clearly on your sleeve?

Congratulations to Cllr Zulfiqar Ali (Cabinet Member for Health) on the tremendous achievement of opening a new health centre in E16.

We do not have a definitive list. We understand that some 15 women submitted an interest in the vacancy. Here follows our odds on the runners (that we are aware of) in the East Ham Central Steeplechase.

You may have thought that Cllr Mushtaq Mughal had been suspended by the Labour Party. Possibly so, but not by the Newham Labour Group because he was there again for the meeting of the Labour Group on the evening of 22nd February. And he was chairing it!

We reflected upon the previous election experience of one Sabia Kamali, noting how she had previously fought a local election in Tower Hamlets AGAINST Labour and for Tower Hamlets First, the communitarian party of disgraced former mayor, Lutfur Rahman.

The Runners and Riders in the East Ham Central by-election hurdles are being drawn together.

One of the first things that the Mayor had to do when assuming office, was to sort out her own private office.

We have attached an open letter from Newham People Power.

In it they express their disappointment in the Mayor and in those councillors whom they see as failing them.

Campaigners have targeted those councillors who voted to retain the Fiaz Car-Tax, (emissions-based charges) and noted that Mayor Fiaz needed the votes of some 24 of those who received Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs).

We thought that the revelation last week, that Council Deputy Chair Nazir Ahmed had been suspended over allegations of antisemitism was the last of a line of cases which have bedevilled Newham Council and Newham Labour.

It wasn’t.

Having slammed Tory PM, Boris Johnson for a ‘reckless and irresponsible’ cycle round the Olympic Park, Stratford councillor Josh Garfield got caught out by the Recorder, taking a 30 mile cycle ride.

Council Deputy Chair Suspended for anti-Semitism.

This report comes from the East London and West Essex Guardian:

A former councillor has been jailed and ordered to pay more than £28,000 back to Redbridge Council after committing electoral fraud.

Just what is Cllr Griffiths suggesting here?

The Mayor has been heard referring to her Cabinet as a Stellar Team. We think that she means that they are very good.

We’re not sure what they’re good at, so we thought that we’d take a look.

Has former Deputy Mayor Cllr John Gray been reading our posts?

The partner listed for Cllr Mumtaz Khan is a media broadcaster and CEO of ATN Bangla Hafiz Alam Bakhsh. Bakhsh is also a director of HAB Enterprise Ltd which is registered at an address declared by Cllr Khan as belonging to her partner. It is a fair conclusion that Cllr Khan’s partner is Bakhsh.

The teachers of Little Ilford School are on strike, specifically they object to the Town Hall’s plans to expand the school by adding additional pupils.

This is a policy now championed by one Cllr Sarah Ruiz who is the Cabinet Member for Education and Children Social Care. Sarah was Labour, then Respect and now Labour again, with a dash of Momentum.