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13 Dec 2018
Tower Hamlets Council: Cost of new civic centre increases by £15m | Politics East London Advertiser
Plans to transform the former Royal London Hospital into a town hall have ballooned by £15million after the building was found to contain “phenomenal” ...
No charges after Tower Hamlets electoral fraud probe - BBC News
07 Sep 2018
No charges after Tower Hamlets electoral fraud probe BBC News
The Met did not find sufficient evidence to prosecute Luftur Rahman, who was removed from office.
Police investigate new fraud claims over Tower Hamlets poll - Evening Standard
04 Apr 2018
Police investigate new fraud claims over Tower Hamlets poll Evening Standard
A specialist police unit, drafted in to a London borough rocked by a vote-rigging scandal, has received 39 new allegations of corruption in the run-up to next ...
Tower Hamlets local elections: Clampdown to stop vote fraud in scandal-hit borough - Evening Standard
26 Apr 2018
Tower Hamlets local elections: Clampdown to stop vote fraud in scandal-hit borough Evening Standard
A scandal-hit London borough has had to implement some of the most intense anti-fraud measures in the country before the local elections. Tower Hamlets is ...
Cost of ‘Lutfur’s palace’ council HQ rises by £15m due to 'phenomenal' amounts of asbestos - Evening Standard
12 Dec 2018
Cost of ‘Lutfur’s palace’ council HQ rises by £15m due to 'phenomenal' amounts of asbestos Evening Standard
The cost of plans to transform the former Royal London Hospital into a town hall have ballooned by £15 million after the building was found to contain ...
Tower Hamlets election: Anti-fraud police trained up - BBC News
07 Feb 2018
Tower Hamlets election: Anti-fraud police trained up BBC News
More than 600 police officers in an east London borough are taking extra training as part of a drive to stop local election fraud. Ch Supt Sue Williams said every ...
Former Tower Hamlets councillor must pay back £110000 housing fraud gains - or face returning to jail - East London Advertiser
10 Jul 2018
Former Tower Hamlets councillor must pay back £110000 housing fraud gains - or face returning to jail East London Advertiser
A former councillor who was jailed for housing fraud must pay £180000 or face returning to prison.
London's Tower Hamlets faces vote fraud claims | News - The Times
05 Apr 2018
London's Tower Hamlets faces vote fraud claims | News The Times
New electoral fraud allegations in east London are being investigated by police. Almost 40 new claims of corruption have been reported in the run-up to the local ...
BBC London Live: Latest updates - BBC News
13 Dec 2018
BBC London Live: Latest updates BBC News
Bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather from around London.
Election SHOCK: Met Police probe 65 claims of fraud ahead of Thursday’s vote - Express
01 May 2018
Election SHOCK: Met Police probe 65 claims of fraud ahead of Thursday’s vote Express
SCOTLAND Yard is investigating 65 allegations of voting corruption in London ahead of Thursday's local elections, it has emerged.
Police launch fresh investigation into electoral fraud allegations in Tower Hamlets - Evening Standard
26 Apr 2017
Police launch fresh investigation into electoral fraud allegations in Tower Hamlets Evening Standard
Scotland Yard has launched a *fresh* investigation into allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice in Tower Hamlets. Lutfur Rahman, the disgraced former ...
Ex Tower Hamlets councillor Shahed Ali to pay £180k Proceeds of Crime Award - Love Wapping
08 Jul 2018
Ex Tower Hamlets councillor Shahed Ali to pay £180k Proceeds of Crime Award Love Wapping
Shahed Ali, previously a Tower Hamlets First councillor, has been ordered to pay a £180k Proceeds of Crime Award (POCA). Mr Ali was sentenced to five ...
Tower Hamlets postal voters to be monitored under pilot scheme - The Guardian
19 Dec 2017
Tower Hamlets postal voters to be monitored under pilot scheme The Guardian
Scandal-hit London borough is one of several local authority areas selected to trial a package of anti-fraud measures. Rajeev Syal. Tue 19 Dec 2017 11.01 EST ...
Vote 2018: Tower Hamlets mayoral election result - BBC News
04 May 2018
Vote 2018: Tower Hamlets mayoral election result BBC News
Results in the Tower Hamlets mayoral election held 3 May 2018.
Tower Hamlets Council linked to alleged £2m corruption scandal - BBC News
10 Dec 2017
Tower Hamlets Council linked to alleged £2m corruption scandal BBC News
Secret recordings have emerged apparently connecting a Labour council to an alleged £2m corruption scandal. The allegations, reportedly made in tapes ...
Met Police 'failed' in Tower Hamlets election fraud probe - BBC News
10 Mar 2017
Met Police 'failed' in Tower Hamlets election fraud probe BBC News
Lutfur Rahman had to step down as mayor after an election court found him guilty of illegal practices.
Nearly half of election fraud claims since 2012 relate to Tower Hamlets - Evening Standard
27 Jan 2017
Nearly half of election fraud claims since 2012 relate to Tower Hamlets Evening Standard
A total of 455 allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice have been made in London in the past five years, figures reveal today. The allegations reported to ...
Tower Hamlets election fraud mayor Lutfur Rahman removed from office - BBC News
23 Apr 2015
Tower Hamlets election fraud mayor Lutfur Rahman removed from office BBC News
An east London mayor has been removed from office and a poll declared void after he was found guilty of electoral fraud. An Election Commissioner concluded ...
620 police officers to recieve anti-fraud training ahead of local elections in Tower Hamlets - East London Advertiser
08 Feb 2018
620 police officers to recieve anti-fraud training ahead of local elections in Tower Hamlets East London Advertiser
Specialist anti-election fraud training will be given to 620 Tower Hamlets police officers ahead of May's local elections.
Alarming rate of electoral fraud reported in east London borough Tower Hamlets - Express.co.uk
28 Jan 2017
Alarming rate of electoral fraud reported in east London borough Tower Hamlets Express.co.uk
NEARLY half of all voter fraud reported in London in the past five years took place in Tower Hamlets, it has been revealed.
‘Irregular voting’ alert at scandal-hit Tower Hamlets - Evening Standard
24 May 2018
‘Irregular voting’ alert at scandal-hit Tower Hamlets Evening Standard
Campaigners today warned of alleged voting irregularities in a London borough previously rocked by an election scandal. They attended 39 polling stations in ...
Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Local Council Elections – Key Dates - Love Wapping
01 Apr 2018
Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Local Council Elections – Key Dates Love Wapping
Thankfully Tower Hamlets residents only have just over a month to endure the nonsense that passes for the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Local Council ...
Knife crime and corruption occupy the minds of East End voters in local elections - Evening Standard
02 May 2018
Knife crime and corruption occupy the minds of East End voters in local elections Evening Standard
Labour is battling it out with smaller parties in Tower Hamlets, where memories of disgraced mayor Lutfur Rahman are still *fresh*. Rachael Burford; Wednesday 2 ...
Eight men jailed in Leeds for 'police officer' fraud - ITV News
05 Sep 2018
Eight men jailed in Leeds for 'police officer' fraud ITV News
Read the latest Calendar stories, Eight men jailed in Leeds for 'police officer' fraud on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Calendar news.
Opinion: Unmesh Desai AM City & East column | Features - East London Advertiser
17 Jun 2018
Opinion: Unmesh Desai AM City & East column | Features East London Advertiser
Congratulations to Mayor John Biggs for being re-elected as mayor and to all our Tower Hamlets Councillors.
Theresa May won't pay £1m legal bills for banning Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman for corruption - East London Advertiser
26 Jul 2018
Theresa May won't pay £1m legal bills for banning Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman for corruption East London Advertiser
The government has rejected a plea by anti-corruption petitioners to pick up the tabs on their £1 million legal bills after they got Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur ...
Tower Hamlets councillor jailed for housing tenancy fraud while owning properties - East London Advertiser
27 Oct 2016
Tower Hamlets councillor jailed for housing tenancy fraud while owning properties East London Advertiser
A councillor once part of Lutfur Rahman's corrupt administration at Tower Hamlets has today been sentenced to five months in prison for housing fraud.
Warning over ‘votes irregularity’ at scandal hit Tower Hamlets council - Evening Standard
21 May 2018
Warning over ‘votes irregularity’ at scandal hit Tower Hamlets council Evening Standard
Campaigners have warned of alleged voting irregularities in a London borough previously rocked by an election scandal. They attended 39 polling stations in ...
Only one convicted over 2017 'double voting' claims - BBC News
02 Mar 2018
Only one convicted over 2017 'double voting' claims BBC News
Hundreds of complaints about alleged double voting in the 2017 UK general election resulted in only one conviction, according to police data. Claims made on ...
28 new claims of corruption in run-up to local elections in Tower Hamlets - Daily Mail
05 Apr 2018
28 new claims of corruption in run-up to local elections in Tower Hamlets Daily Mail
Police are investigating 28 *fresh* claims of corruption in the run-up to the local elections on May 3 in Tower Hamlets. The allegations include bribery, forgery and ...
Inspectors to examine Tower Hamlets fraud claims - BBC News
04 Apr 2014
Inspectors to examine Tower Hamlets fraud claims BBC News
Inspectors are appointed by the government to examine allegations of "governance failure, poor financial management and fraud" at Tower Hamlets borough.
Eric Pickles attacks 'astonishing' lack of criminal prosecution over Tower Hamlets electoral fraud - The Independent
12 Aug 2016
Eric Pickles attacks 'astonishing' lack of criminal prosecution over Tower Hamlets electoral fraud The Independent
Sir Eric Pickles has described the lack of criminal prosecution over electoral fraud in Tower Hamlets as "astonishing". The Former Communities Secretary made ...
Fresh voting fraud in scandal-hit borough of Tower Hamlets - Telegraph.co.uk
03 May 2015
Fresh voting fraud in scandal-hit borough of Tower Hamlets Telegraph.co.uk
A new outbreak of voting fraud is underway this week in the London borough whose elected mayor was dismissed by a High Court judge for corruption and ...
Tower Hamlets gives verdict on Lufur Rahman comeback – no thanks! - Love Wapping
04 May 2018
Tower Hamlets gives verdict on Lufur Rahman comeback – no thanks! Love Wapping
Lutfur Rahman's attempt to return to Tower Hamlets politics by the backdoor use of the Aspire party has met with total failure as his proxy candidate Ohid Ahmed ...
Man with knife threatens passers-by in Watney Market, Shadwell – video - Love Wapping
24 May 2018
Man with knife threatens passers-by in Watney Market, Shadwell – video Love Wapping
Video footage has emerged on social media of a man threatening passers-by with a knife in Watney Market, Shadwell. The video shows three passers-by as ...
'Pick up tabs for £1m legal bills for Lutfur Rahman's ban' Tower Hamlets mayor urges PM - East London Advertiser
05 Aug 2018
'Pick up tabs for £1m legal bills for Lutfur Rahman's ban' Tower Hamlets mayor urges PM East London Advertiser
Downing Street should up the tabs on the £1.1 million legal bills facing four petitioners who ousted Lutfur Rahman's corrupt town hall regime in the High Court, ...
Former mayor Lutfur Rahman struck off by SDT for election fraud - The Lawyer
24 Jan 2018
Former mayor Lutfur Rahman struck off by SDT for election fraud The Lawyer
This article is only available to Premium subscribers of The Lawyer. Premium subscribers benefit from accessing all of our award-winning online *content* ...
Wapping community volunteers resort to High Court Injunction against Council - Love Wapping
02 Nov 2018
Wapping community volunteers resort to High Court Injunction against Council Love Wapping
Yesterday Christine Trumper of Community Solutions obtained a High Court injunction to stop Tower Hamlets Council from carrying out their stated intention of ...
Met to examine allegations of electoral fraud by former Tower Hamlets mayor - The Guardian
01 May 2015
Met to examine allegations of electoral fraud by former Tower Hamlets mayor The Guardian
Police decision increases mounting problems for supporters of Lutfur Rahman, kicked out of office for vote-rigging, buying votes and religious intimidation.
Voters to be asked for ID in trials of system to combat electoral fraud - The Guardian
15 Sep 2017
Voters to be asked for ID in trials of system to combat electoral fraud The Guardian
Identification to be shown in five areas in local elections next May in first pilot schemes, but critics fear it will cut turnout.
Tower Hamlets council cuts off much-loved coffee vendor's electricity - Evening Standard
07 May 2018
Tower Hamlets council cuts off much-loved coffee vendor's electricity Evening Standard
Tower Hamlets council has cut off a much-loved coffee vendor's electricity and ordered him to relocate his business. Frank Wang, 52, says he has held a contract ...
Whitechapel Tower Hamlets drugs gang jailed for 49 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court | Crime & Court - East London Advertiser
20 Aug 2018
Whitechapel Tower Hamlets drugs gang jailed for 49 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court | Crime & Court East London Advertiser
Judge Nigel Peters QC handed the men prison sentences ranging from two years to 56 months at Snaresbrook Crown Court for possession and supply of class ...
22 men charged with drugs offences after police raids across Tower Hamlets - Love Wapping
08 Jun 2018
22 men charged with drugs offences after police raids across Tower Hamlets Love Wapping
The names of the 22 men who have been charged with various offences relating to the supply of drugs following the police raids across the borough earlier this ...
Peter Golds: Second Tower Hamlets Councillor jailed for fraud in four years - Conservative Home
01 Nov 2016
Peter Golds: Second Tower Hamlets Councillor jailed for fraud in four years Conservative Home
Cllr Peter Golds is Leader of the Conservative Group on Tower Hamlets Council. Last Thursday, Cllr Mohammed Shahed Ali, a Tower Hamlets councillor for ten ...
Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman faces election fraud claims - The Guardian
14 Jan 2015
Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman faces election fraud claims The Guardian
Claims voters were spat on, free lunches used and canvassers paid in runup to mayoral election published before court hearing.
Local elections: The death knell for Lutfur Rahman's era as Labour paints Tower Hamlets Council red - East London Advertiser
07 May 2018
Local elections: The death knell for Lutfur Rahman's era as Labour paints Tower Hamlets Council red East London Advertiser
The Labour Party painted Tower Hamlets red in the local elections, winning 42 out of 45 council seats.
Tower Hamlets: Close ally of corrupt former Mayor Lutfur Rahman jailed for fraud - Evening Standard
28 Oct 2016
Tower Hamlets: Close ally of corrupt former Mayor Lutfur Rahman jailed for fraud Evening Standard
A close ally of corrupt former Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman has been jailed for housing fraud. Tower Hamlets councillor Shahed Ali was sentenced to ...
Tower Hamlets candidate raises fresh fraud concerns - BBC News
08 Jun 2015
Tower Hamlets candidate raises fresh fraud concerns BBC News
A man who fought to have the 2014 Tower Hamlets mayoral election declared void raises *fresh* concerns about potential fraud in the forthcoming polls.
'Behave ethically' call to rivals after Aspire candidate is beaten up in Tower Hamlets election campaign in Wapping - East London Advertiser
09 Apr 2018
'Behave ethically' call to rivals after Aspire candidate is beaten up in Tower Hamlets election campaign in Wapping East London Advertiser
An urgent call on all rival politicians in the Tower Hamlets council election to ask supporters to “behave ethically” has been made following an attack on a ...
Tower Hamlets councillors storm out over vote to cooperate with police probing corrupt Lutfur Rahman election - East London Advertiser
23 Nov 2017
Tower Hamlets councillors storm out over vote to cooperate with police probing corrupt Lutfur Rahman election East London Advertiser
A storm erupted at last night's Tower Hamlets Council meeting which called on members to cooperate with police investigating the corrupt 2014 election for ...
Eight Jailed For Nationwide 'Police Officer' Fraud - West Yorkshire Police
05 Sep 2018
Eight Jailed For Nationwide 'Police Officer' Fraud West Yorkshire Police
Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Criminals who pretended to be police officers to con elderly and vulnerable victims out of more than £200000 in a nationwide ...
Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman banned as solicitor after losing three-day disciplinary hearing - East London Advertiser
20 Dec 2017
Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman banned as solicitor after losing three-day disciplinary hearing East London Advertiser
An angry Lutfur Rahman addressing a rally in Mile End of his supporters a week after being barred from office by the High Court in 2015. Picture: Mike Brooke.
Exclusive: Lutfur Rahman to run for Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2022 - Love Wapping
08 Sep 2018
Exclusive: Lutfur Rahman to run for Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2022 Love Wapping
Word is that ex-mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman has reacted to yesterday's MPS Operation Lynemouth statement by informing all his supporters that he ...
Scathing judgment that saw ex-Tower Hamlets mayor struck off for election corruption published - Legal Cheek
24 Jan 2018
Scathing judgment that saw ex-Tower Hamlets mayor struck off for election corruption published Legal Cheek
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has published its ruling in a case that saw former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman struck off after he was found ...
Lynemouth: Some uncomfortable truths for Metropolitan Police courtesy of Cllr. Peter Golds - Love Wapping
11 Sep 2018
Lynemouth: Some uncomfortable truths for Metropolitan Police courtesy of Cllr. Peter Golds Love Wapping
More than a few residents across the Tower Hamlets political spectrum are still dazed and confused by the failure of the Met's Operation Lynemouth to find ...
Trio jailed after assisting £600000 of benefit fraud from Tower Hamlets Council - East London Advertiser
08 Apr 2016
Trio jailed after assisting £600000 of benefit fraud from Tower Hamlets Council East London Advertiser
Three fraudsters who helped foreigners illegally claim more than £600000 in housing benefit from Tower Hamlets Council have been jailed.
Voter ID: cure for fraud or unreliable encumbrance? - LocalGov
01 Mar 2018
Voter ID: cure for fraud or unreliable encumbrance? LocalGov
Will the voter ID scheme help prevent fraud in the local elections? Mark Whitehead investigates.
Tower Hamlets mayor was elected after corrupt campaign, high court told - The Guardian
02 Feb 2015
Tower Hamlets mayor was elected after corrupt campaign, high court told The Guardian
Residents of London borough allege Lutfur Rahman and his workers filled out other people's ballot papers and smeared his opponents as racist.
Voters may have to show ID to combat voter fraud in 'vulnerable' areas - The Telegraph
27 Dec 2016
Voters may have to show ID to combat voter fraud in 'vulnerable' areas The Telegraph
Voters in towns and cities with large Muslim communities where there are concerns about election fraud could have to show their passports or driving licences ...
Revealed: Source of Wapping Gardens ASB tracked down to council run Youth Centre - Love Wapping
08 Sep 2018
Revealed: Source of Wapping Gardens ASB tracked down to council run Youth Centre Love Wapping
Eye witnesses and victims of the violent Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Wapping Gardens have identified the youths causing the problems as being from ...
Four Tower Hamlets election candidates differ from the other 254. Why? - Love Wapping
14 Apr 2018
Four Tower Hamlets election candidates differ from the other 254. Why? Love Wapping
Last week LW published a list of all the 258 candidates who want to be our representatives on Tower Hamlets council. Four of the Tower Hamlets local election ...
Tower Hamlets Council 'culture of cronyism' criticised - BBC News
04 Nov 2014
Tower Hamlets Council 'culture of cronyism' criticised BBC News
A report into claims of fraud at Tower Hamlets Council reveals a "culture of cronyism" as the government sends in commissioners to oversee it.
Disgraced ex-mayor of Tower Hamlets loses latest appeal against five-year ban - Evening Standard
23 Jun 2017
Disgraced ex-mayor of Tower Hamlets loses latest appeal against five-year ban Evening Standard
The former Tower Hamlets mayor who was barred from running for office for corrupt and illegal practices has lost the latest stage of his appeal bid. High Court ...
Scotland Yard faces inquiry over handling of Tower Hamlets mayoral election corruption case - The Independent
21 Mar 2017
Scotland Yard faces inquiry over handling of Tower Hamlets mayoral election corruption case The Independent
The official police watchdog is expected to launch an inquiry into how Scotland Yard dropped a criminal investigation into an east London election, despite a ...
Tom Mannion: Former head of St Aloysius College speaks after fraud case against him is dropped - Islington Gazette
08 Oct 2018
Tom Mannion: Former head of St Aloysius College speaks after fraud case against him is dropped Islington Gazette
The former headteacher of St Aloysius College has been cleared of wrongdoing nine months after he was arrested as part of a £70000 fraud investigation at the ...
Threats, bullying and cowardice: The inside story of the Tower Hamlets mayor election fraud - Telegraph.co.uk
26 Apr 2015
Threats, bullying and cowardice: The inside story of the Tower Hamlets mayor election fraud Telegraph.co.uk
Pressure on witnesses and Met's pursuit of petitioners were backdrop to trial that ousted 'lying' Tower Hamlets mayor, writes Andrew Gilligan.
Police in Tower Hamlets slash anti-social behaviour with pioneering scheme - EastLondonLines
29 Jan 2018
Police in Tower Hamlets slash anti-social behaviour with pioneering scheme EastLondonLines
Police in Tower Hamlets have dramatically cut rates of anti-social behaviour using a system of warnings and home visits. Officers in the borough attempted to ...
Police investigate alleged £2m corruption scandal linked to Isle of Dogs development - EastLondonLines
12 Dec 2017
Police investigate alleged £2m corruption scandal linked to Isle of Dogs development EastLondonLines
Detectives are investigating allegations of a £2 million corruption scandal involving Tower Hamlets Council. The investigation began 18 months ago but only ...
Voters turned away in ID trial areas in English local elections – as it happened - The Guardian
03 May 2018
Voters turned away in ID trial areas in English local elections – as it happened The Guardian
Follow the latest developments as voters go to the polls in the biggest test for the political parties since the general election.
Tower Hamlets councillor Shahed Ali admits housing fraud in court - East London Advertiser
27 Sep 2016
Tower Hamlets councillor Shahed Ali admits housing fraud in court East London Advertiser
A councillor admitted housing fraud in the once-troubled Tower Hamlets council in London's East End when he appeared in court on yesterday.
Tower Hamlets Mums join with Save Our Nurseries campaigners to continue their fight - Love Wapping
23 Aug 2018
Tower Hamlets Mums join with Save Our Nurseries campaigners to continue their fight Love Wapping
Tower Hamlets Mums and Save Our Nurseries campaigners have been busy informing residents across the borough of our Labour Council's plans to prioritise ...
Tower Hamlets mayor election rivals in tug-of-war as 'breach of protocol' row erupts - East London Advertiser
07 Mar 2018
Tower Hamlets mayor election rivals in tug-of-war as 'breach of protocol' row erupts East London Advertiser
Two rival opposition leaders on Tower Hamlets Council vying to be mayor in May's local elections have had their first spat days after their political groups each ...
Police alone decided 'no criminal case' in Lutfur Rahman's Tower Hamlets corrupt 2014 election, Solicitors Tribunal reveals - East London Advertiser
24 Jan 2018
Police alone decided 'no criminal case' in Lutfur Rahman's Tower Hamlets corrupt 2014 election, Solicitors Tribunal reveals East London Advertiser
Lutfur Rahman addresses supporters at 2015 rally in Mile End after being barred in High Court from office as Tower Hamlets mayor. Picture: Mike Brooke.
Trials of Voter ID in local elections aren't the answer to fraud - Wired.co.uk
02 May 2018
Trials of Voter ID in local elections aren't the answer to fraud Wired.co.uk
Britain is one of the world's oldest democracies, but its the safeguards against election fraud are primitive. Checks of voter ID will happen for the first time at this ...
Six Tower Hamlets councillors caught out for unpaid council tax - East London Advertiser
26 Jan 2018
Six Tower Hamlets councillors caught out for unpaid council tax East London Advertiser
Six Tower Hamlets councillors were threatened with court proceedings for not paying their council tax on time.
Peter Golds: More bad news for Rahman as he is struck off as a solicitor - Conservative Home
29 Dec 2017
Peter Golds: More bad news for Rahman as he is struck off as a solicitor Conservative Home
Will it be bad news for democracy in Tower Hamlets in 2018? The old tactics of toxic allegations in anonymous leaflets are being seen again.
Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT over electoral fraud scandal - Legal Cheek
28 Feb 2017
Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT over electoral fraud scandal Legal Cheek
Former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman is set for a showdown with the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) next week over allegations he failed to ...
Raines House saga shows everything that is wrong with Tower Hamlets Council – Cllr. Wood - Love Wapping
16 Oct 2018
Raines House saga shows everything that is wrong with Tower Hamlets Council – Cllr. Wood Love Wapping
Comment piece by Cllr. Andrew Wood (Conservative, Canary Wharf) on Chandler Street and Raines House fiasco.
Vet helped gang con owners into buying sick and dying dogs from puppy farms - Evening Standard
10 Apr 2018
Vet helped gang con owners into buying sick and dying dogs from puppy farms Evening Standard
A vet who helped an illegal puppy-farming gang con animal-lovers into buying sick and dying dogs is facing jail. Daniel Doherty, 49, claimed thousands of ...
Jeremy Corbyn gives job as campaign chief to Left-winger guilty of voter fraud - Evening Standard
07 Nov 2017
Jeremy Corbyn gives job as campaign chief to Left-winger guilty of voter fraud Evening Standard
Jeremy Corbyn has handed a job in his parliamentary office to a Left-winger who admitted in court that she registered scores of fake voters. Marsha-Jane ...
Study shows damage to lungs of Tower Hamlets school children caused by diesel pollution - Love Wapping
15 Nov 2018
Study shows damage to lungs of Tower Hamlets school children caused by diesel pollution Love Wapping
A new study published in The Lancet Public Health indicates that the lung capacity of Tower Hamlets school age children could be reduced by up to 5% as a ...
Tower Hamlets elections – all the candidates, all the wards, all the parties - Love Wapping
11 Apr 2018
Tower Hamlets elections – all the candidates, all the wards, all the parties Love Wapping
258 candidates are contesting local council seats in 20 wards in Tower Hamlets this year. LW has spent a very weary two days converting the official but not very ...
'Industrial-scale fraud' in mayor's victory - Telegraph.co.uk
26 Jul 2014
'Industrial-scale fraud' in mayor's victory Telegraph.co.uk
The extremist-linked mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, benefited from “considerable” postal ballot fraud and may also have been helped by “organised ...
Council worker admits to £62000 Grenfell Tower fraud - The Voice Online
31 Aug 2018
Council worker admits to £62000 Grenfell Tower fraud The Voice Online
A WOMAN has admitted to defrauding the Grenfell Tower victim fund of more than £60,000. Council worker Jenny McDonagh stole pre-paid credit cards and ...
Voter ID trials 'risk disenfranchising vulnerable people' - The Guardian
06 Mar 2018
Voter ID trials 'risk disenfranchising vulnerable people' The Guardian
Campaigners write to ministers over plans to pilot compulsory ID for voters in May's local elections.
Tower Hamlets mayoral candidates – read all about them. Or not. - Love Wapping
30 Apr 2018
Tower Hamlets mayoral candidates – read all about them. Or not. Love Wapping
Did you know that the Council had published a Mayoral booklet? No, we didn't either but then that's not unusual. (Many thanks to Marie for bringing this to our ...
Councillor raises 'serious concerns' over Tower Hamlets election count - Evening Standard
11 May 2018
Councillor raises 'serious concerns' over Tower Hamlets election count Evening Standard
A Conservative councillor says he has "serious concerns" over last Thursday's local elections count in Tower Hamlets and is compiling a report for the Electoral ...
Cash strapped Labour council finds spare £10k for Bangladeshi radio station grant - Love Wapping
03 Aug 2018
Cash strapped Labour council finds spare £10k for Bangladeshi radio station grant Love Wapping
Bangladeshi volunteer radio station Betar Bangla has been awarded a £10000 grant by Tower Hamlets council to help it pay the rent.
Government criticised over 'draconian' election changes after figures reveal only one person prosecuted for electoral fraud last year - The Independent
03 Mar 2018
Government criticised over 'draconian' election changes after figures reveal only one person prosecuted for electoral fraud last year The Independent
*Fresh* doubts have been cast over government plans to tighten voter identification measures after official figures revealed only one person was prosecuted for ...
Bamber, Dalvi, Halsey meet Rabina Khan for lunch - Love Wapping
10 Mar 2018
Bamber, Dalvi, Halsey meet Rabina Khan for lunch Love Wapping
A person believed to be Cllr. Rabina Khan has been photographed meeting with senior ex-Tower Hamlets officers Andy Bamber and Stephen Halsey.
Firm ordered to deliver new costs bill to Tower Hamlets campaigner - Law Gazette
06 Sep 2018
Firm ordered to deliver new costs bill to Tower Hamlets campaigner Law Gazette
A London law firm has been ordered to present a new costs bill to a campaigner who led a legal battle to remove former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman in ...
Tower Hamlets mayoral and local elections 2018 results live blog - Love Wapping
04 May 2018
Tower Hamlets mayoral and local elections 2018 results live blog Love Wapping
This page will be updated throughout the day with news of the Tower Hamlets mayoral and local elections 2018 results. The count is being held at the ExCel ...
Tower Hamlets residents join police for knife searches - BBC News
02 Aug 2017
Tower Hamlets residents join police for knife searches BBC News
Machetes, "Zombie knives" and baseball bats were among the weapons found during the searches.
Tower Hamlets: Postal Voting to be Monitored In Area Where Muslim Mayor Was Banned for Electoral Fraud - Breitbart News
20 Dec 2017
Tower Hamlets: Postal Voting to be Monitored In Area Where Muslim Mayor Was Banned for Electoral Fraud Breitbart News
The government is to trial new measures designed to counter electoral fraud in areas including Tower Hamlets, where ethnic minority groups and the | London ...
Tower Hamlets Councillor Shelina Akhtar sacked for benefit fraud - BBC News
06 Feb 2012
Tower Hamlets Councillor Shelina Akhtar sacked for benefit fraud BBC News
An east London councillor is sacked after being jailed for 16 weeks after pleading guilty to benefit fraud.
Credit card fraudsters trick OAP, 80, out of £2500 and go on spending spree in east London - East London Advertiser
29 Jan 2018
Credit card fraudsters trick OAP, 80, out of £2500 and go on spending spree in east London East London Advertiser
A man in his 80s has been conned out of £2500 in what detectives say was a cruel 'courier' fraud—despite refusing to withdraw cash from a machine at Tower ...
Lutfur Rahman: Disgraced ex-mayor 'trying to form new party' - BBC News
03 Feb 2017
Lutfur Rahman: Disgraced ex-mayor 'trying to form new party' BBC News
The disgraced former mayor of Tower Hamlets is trying to form a new political party, the BBC understands. Lutfur Rahman was banned from standing for office ...
New council shakes money tree – finds more cash for cabinet members - Love Wapping
16 May 2018
New council shakes money tree – finds more cash for cabinet members Love Wapping
Documentation seen by LW seem to indicate that one of the first orders of business for the newly elected Labour council of Tower Hamlets is to award ...
Banned ex-mayor of Tower Hamlets loses latest appeal bid - The Guardian
22 Jun 2017
Banned ex-mayor of Tower Hamlets loses latest appeal bid The Guardian
Lutfur Rahman, barred from running for office after being found guilty of corruption, fails in attempt to challenge ruling. Press Association. Thu 22 Jun 2017 05.37 ...
Revealed: The number of food premises in Tower Hamlets served with a written warning for hygiene issues - East London Advertiser
27 Sep 2018
Revealed: The number of food premises in Tower Hamlets served with a written warning for hygiene issues East London Advertiser
Almost 1200 written warnings were handed out to businesses in Tower Hamlets for food hygiene issues over the last year, it has been revealed today.
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