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Newham: Lessons from Batley & Spen

A Labour MP brutally murdered by a right-wing extremist and her sister stands for her seat; it should have been a shoe in for Labour as they sought to capitalise on the sympathy vote. In 2019, at the general election Labour was returned with a healthy 3500 vote majority and some 42% of the vote.

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Who Paid for It?

Newham Labour Group appears to have paid for the Hirsh Report into antisemitism in Newham Labour at a cost of £3,000.

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Former Newham Councillor Ousted as Leader in Haringey

The woes for Joe Ejiofor continue.

At the recent AGM, Joe Ejiofor was defeated in his bid to remain as Corbynite leader in a party which is swinging away from the bizarre and the extreme. That being said, Ejiofor lost by only one vote which saw the Haringey council split, pretty much 50/50.

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Kevin Jenkins OBE

News will now have reached readers of the sad death of Kevin Jenkins. Kevin served as a councillor in Newham for almost three decades.

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Chris Robbins CBE

We note the sad news that one of the major figures in East London’s Labour history has recently passed away.

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Watch Out Kier!

According to leaked reports, the West Ham CLP fears that it will be put into special measures, i.e. suspended.

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Irony?

It is with just a touch of irony that we note some of the photos from Newham Momentum’s Facebook page. Here the self-styled champions of the underprivileged are supporting tenants, who seem to be from Tower Hamlets.

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What’s on Their Minds?

As the year ends, we thought that we would take a trip into the Facebook pages of the local Labour Party. We’ve done a quick trawl to give readers an idea of what concerns are exercising the social media activists of Newham Labour Party.

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Labour’s anti-Semitism Woes Continue

Nationally, press reports have charted the woes of the Labour Party as members have left in disgust at the horrible treatment of Jeremy Corbyn and all true socialists.

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The Labour Family

We are grateful to the councillors, ex councillors and members who have shared their concerns about the way in which the Labour Party in Newham is being torn apart by elements of the far-left, a strong Islamist faction, by an undercurrent of anti-Semitism and the unbridled ambition of some individuals.

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