This year has been a tough one for our community.  Islington is being hit harder than anywhere else in London by the Conservative-led Government’s massive, unfair cuts.  At the same time, the Conservative Mayor is taking away the local police sergeants that help keep our streets safe. Despite this, your Labour Council is working hard to [...]

Statement from Cllr Catherine West, Leader of the Council and Cllr James Murray, Executive Member for Housing We congratulate the staff of Homes for Islington for delivering the biggest investment ever in our council homes, at the forefront of the last Labour government’s ambitious national programme to improve our public housing. Homes for Islington and [...]

As a Labour Council we understand that nutrition and healthy eating is crucial in closing the gap between rich and poor and helping everyone to fulfil their potential.  Good nutrition helps young people to concentrate and learn and helps older people to stay healthy. We therefore take the issue of nutrition for all age groups [...]

Islington Labour won another emphatic by-election victory last night (10 November 2011) as the Lib Dem vote collapsed and the Tories slipped into fourth place. Labour’s candidate – prison officer Gary Poole (left) – romped to victory in the St Mary’s by-election claiming 48 per cent of the vote, nearly double the total of the [...]

Islington Labour has selected Gary Poole as Labour’s candidate in the St Mary’s by-election, taking place on Thursday 10 November.  Find out how you can be part of the campaign team. Gary is a 45 year old prison officer who is the Regional Operations Manager for Greater London, having worked at Holloway Prison. He has been [...]

Islington Council Leader, Cllr Catherine West, today spoke of her delight at the success of Islington Labour’s campaign to use Olympics money on sports events for the young, instead of disposable decorative bunting. The London Mayor’s Office had made £50,000 available to every London borough, but has insisted they spend this on celebratory “dressing” to [...]

Cllr Catherine West (left), Leader of Islington Council has been actively visiting local businesses to assess the damage caused by some of the overnight disturbances in our borough.  She has been meeting local people to find out exactly the problems they have been facing, and to offer support and assistance.  Compared to elsewhere in London, [...]

Labour Leader of Islington Council, Cllr Catherine West, has reacted with dismay to the Conservative Mayor of London’s plans to cut the number of Islington’s police sergeants by a quarter. Cllr West has written to the Conservative Mayor to urge him to reconsider his move to slash funding to Safer Neighbourhood Teams, which will result [...]

Labour Party members have selected Alice Perry to be the Labour Party candidate for the St Peter’s by-election on Thursday 11 August. Find out how you can be a part of the campaign team Ms Perry said: “I am proud to have grown up and gone to school in Islington and to be an Arsenal [...]

Islington’s Labour Council responded today to news that the Conservative Mayor of London has almost doubled the number of City Hall staff earning over £100,000 in the past three years. Cllr Catherine West, Leader of the Council said: “As thousands of Islington’s low income families struggle with fare rises, pay freezes and massive government cuts, [...]