Councillor Joseph Ejiofor is to be the new leader of Haringey Council after members of the majority Labour Group elected him as their leader. The new deputy leader will be Councillor Emine Ibrahim, also elected earlier this evening. Both are members of Momentum, the campaign group formed to support the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, and hold […]
Update 19:10: I’ve been told that the result of the “indicative secret ballot” reported below was as follows: Zena Brabazon 69 votes Joseph Ejiofor 30 Peray Ahmet 14 Kirsten Hearn 12 Felicia Opoku 3 I’m told that in the end the outcome was announced at the venue. Opoku is the councillor whose bid I was unable to […]
The successful campaign by Haringey Momentum and its sundry non-Labour allies to de-select Labour councillors who didn’t oppose the council’s planned housebuilding joint venture with regeneration giant Lendlease – the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV) – ensured that the borough’s next Labour-run administration, almost certain to be elected tomorrow, will be of a different political character from the outgoing one. […]
The campaign by Haringey Momentum and its non-Labour allies against Labour councillors who didn’t denounce the Haringey Development Vehicle has ensured that after 3 May the council will be controlled by a very different Labour administration from the outgoing one. This is underlined by Haringey Labour’s manifesto. It’s pretty much the Full Jeremy, as you would expect: […]
Charles Wright is a Labour councillor for Woodside ward in Haringey and chairs the council’s overview and scrutiny committee. He will not be defending his seat in May having been de-selected in favour of a Momentum-backed anti-HDV candidate in November. You can follow Charles on Twitter. As an erstwhile decision-maker in Haringey, albeit a councillor […]
A tension between a wish to redevelop land and a desire to re-assert the control of the local state lies at the heart of Labour politics in London. Variations on that theme can be found all over town. One example will soon emerge in the impending mayoral selection contest in Newham. Another has been apparent in the flight of Lewisham councillors […]
The chair of a Labour Party branch in Haringey has resigned from his post citing a “poisonous atmosphere” created by fellow officers that has left him feeling “intimidated and unwelcome” due to their rejection of “anything that does not fit their narrow sectarian view of what the Labour Party should be”. Richard Horton says in his […]
Claire’s Kober’s decision to step down as a Haringey councillor and step away from the snake pit of Labour politics in the borough had been coming for while. Those of her opponents who’ve greeted it with glee should enjoy their crowing while they can. The first “Corbyn Council” will have big problems on its hands when, as is […]
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