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Pupils’ futures are at risk if the Department for Education fails to act on the warnings in our report.

It sets out more evidence of what increasingly appears to be a collective delusion in Government about the scope for further efficiency savings in public services.

Unrealistic efficiency targets imposed on…

Changes to business rates from the latest revaluations are not only making life difficult for hard-working businesses but for many, threaten their future.

At the same time government is making plans for local authorities to retain 100% of business rates income. But there are real concerns over whether government can…

Changes to business rates from the latest revaluations are not only making life difficult for hard-working businesses but for many, threaten their future.

At the same time government is making plans for local authorities to retain 100% of business rates income. But there are real concerns over whether government can…

I was delighted to welcome London’s first Night Czar Amy Lamé to Hackney on Friday night.

The visit took place as part of Amy's Night Surgeries during which she visits different boroughs to talk to night time workers, emergency service personnel, residents and revellers.

On Friday, we visited Hackney Winter…

After months of silence and inaction over Brexit the Government was forced into giving Parliament a vote.

Hackney voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU and since the referendum I have had people ringing my office in tears because they are worried about their future.

The Government rejected calls to…