Reform UK Former Newham mayor and councillor join Reform UK as Labour has ‘failed London’ The ex-councillor will run as the populist right-wing party’s mayoral candidate in the borough By Newham Citizen / 4 Mar 2026
budget Newham Council spending plans branded 'austerity by another name' Opponents from the Newham Independents group slammed the plans, saying they would increase strain on already struggling families By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 3 Mar 2026
crime Plaistow woman punched in ribs and rock thrown at eight-year-old in Islamophobic attack Newham councillor Sabia Kamali said she had 'walked the streets in fear' following a number of Islamophobic attacks in the borough, including one on an eight-year-old girl and her mother By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 10 Dec 2025
