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Last Saturday I held a public meeting at Vi Forrester Community Hall with Jennette Arnold, Greater London Assembly Member for London North East, and local ward councillors.

I fully support local residents in their fight to get better bus services, by extending the existing 308 bus to cover Clapton Park…

On Thursday a number of Hackney residents were unable to vote. I visited all 40 polling stations in Hackney South and Shoreditch during the day. I saw first-hand the problems caused by the central government administration failure. I pay tribute to the resilience of the Council's staff who were working…

Brian served Hackney South and Shoreditch for 20 years as MP. He is still fondly remembered locally with constituents coming up to me during the election to offer condolences.

Thank you for re-electing me as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch. Clearly people in Hackney voted overwhelmingly for a Labour Government. Sadly, it was a difficult night for Labour nationally. However, it has been a privilege to serve as your MP for 10 years and I will go on…

These are details of the hustings which have been arranged during the election campaign:

7.30pm on Monday 20th April - Rose Lipman Hall, 43 De Beauvoir Road, N1 5SQ, organised by the De Beauvoir Association.

7.30pm on Thursday 23rd April - St John’s Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, N1 6NP, organise…