Mayor’s Days are Numbered

Having lost the confidence of the Labour Group when they voted 2:1 against her wishes to remove the mayoral model, Mayor Fiaz has now lost the confidence of the East Ham and West Ham parties who want to be rid of her. Members of the local parties were asked to vote in favour of the model of council governance that they favoured. It seems that they have gone for a Leader and Cabinet model.

Following on from last Friday’s email, this is just a reminder that the online survey on the Democracy and Civic Participation Commission’s Report and the future of democracy in Newham closes on Friday 2nd October, so please consider filling in the survey at the link here if you’d like to take part and have not done so already. Do take time to check out the information leaflet here to help with the process.

This is a survey being conducted by the Newham Council Labour Group’s Working Group, who are considering what alternative governance model should appear on the ballot during the planned referendum that is a Newham Labour manifesto pledge. The decision on the alternative governance model will be taken at a meeting of Newham Labour Group that will be held by 15th October 2020 and we would like your views to feed into the process.

The manifesto pledge made in 2018, was to hold a referendum on the future of the current Directly Elected Mayoral model with a clear alternative so that Newham voters can decide which governance model is best for Newham Council. The date put forward by Newham Labour Group will be set following further conversation with the National Labour Party and subject to the Coronavirus Laws. 

Your views will feed into the Working Group’s report to the Newham Council Labour Group……………..

Kind regards,

 Hasib Baber

Newham Labour Group Campaigns Organiser