hustings Older residents quiz Newham mayoral hopefuls at hustings event Candidates for the Newham mayoralty faced a firing line of questions from the borough’s older residents this week By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 17 Apr 2026
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
London mayor Reform UK mayoral candidate says 'Londoners have been ignored' by Sadiq Khan Laila Cunningham was announced as the party's candidate for Mayor of London on 7 January By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 12 Jan 2026
nick ferrari False accusations of swan-eating by migrants quashed Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised for baseless allegation By Claudia Lee / 3 Oct 2025
by-election Newham Independents win Plaistow South by-election Md Nazrul Islam took the seat with 44.3 per cent of the vote By Newham Citizen / 19 Sep 2025
