Breaking: Ealing North shortlist
Anger as local left applicants excluded in favour of two deputy mayors The applicants shortlisted for Ealing North parliamentary candidate are as follows: Sitarah Anjum, local councillor Aysha Raza, local […]
Tag Archives: Sadiq Khan
Excl: NEC puts mayors, PCCs and GLA on same reselection basis as MPs
The latest full meeting of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) took place earlier this week and passed off largely without contention – although the previous week’s gathering of NEC sub-committees […]
‘A slap in the face’ – Orthodox Jews ask Khan not to attend BoD dinner during protest
As the SKWAWKBOX revealed last month, representatives of London’s large Charedi (Orthodox) Jewish community plan to stage a protest outside the annual dinner of the Board of Deputies of British […]
Orthodox Jews to protest at Board of Deputies annual dinner
Representatives of London’s Orthodox Jewish community plan to stage a protest at the Board of Deputies’ (BoD’s) annual dinner in early November. Earlier this month, leading Charedi (Orthodox) rabbis published […]
Charity Commission confirms investigating ‘concerns’ re CAA petition
The CAA (Campaign against Antisemitism) – an organisation that has been accused of being pro-Israeli “shock troops” “pos[ing] as a charity” and has been the subject of a petition seeking […]
Breaking: Heidi Alexander gone – to Khan’s office
As predicted on the SKWAWKBOX a couple of weeks ago, former Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander has quit and will be joining London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office as Deputy Mayor […]
Khan’s rejection of Kober appointment rumour could not be blunter
Since centrist Haringey councillor Claire Kober’s announcement earlier today that she will step down as leader of the Labour-run council after May’s local elections, strong rumours have been circulating that […]
Tories’ bizarre Uber petition – and a link to the Kensington crash?
The Tories have been in an escalating chaotic, civil war state since Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election made space for the ‘Corbyn surge‘ that destroyed their majority […]
Shocking, graphic illustration shows depth of Tory police cuts
When the government broke its own rules to put troops on British streets in the aftermath of the terror attacks to fill gaps in police cover, the SKWAWKBOX exclusively revealed […]
‘Revenge? Bollocks.’ Why Khan/Burnham really ‘cut’ from Labour Conference
The mainstream press has been reporting that London Mayor Sadiq Khan and his Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham have been ‘cut’ from the speakers’ programme at Labour’s annual Conference in Brighton: […]