These posts on social media by a Green Party council candidate in Streatham & Croydon North are unacceptable. It is racism pure and simple. Why has @zackpolanski not sacked her immediately?
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Steve Reed
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Steve Reed
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Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Labour MP for Streatham and Croydon North | BUILD BABY BUILD 🇬🇧
London Katılım Mart 2009
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Communities should shape their own future - that’s what our Pride in Place Programme is all about.
In Clacton, the local Pride in Place board has met more than 10 times yet their MP, Nigel Farage, hasn’t shown up once.
So I went to Clacton to hear directly from residents and local leaders about their priorities.
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Powerful intervention by @JewishNewsUK
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Pride in Place is much more than handing over money, is about giving power to communities to decide their own future.
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Zack Polanski must act now and remove this candidate. There is a synagogue in the ward. Streatham deserves better.
Lambeth Labour@LambethLabour
.@ZackPolanski You and @Lambethgp have selected this candidate to represent the Green Party in Lambeth. These racist views do not represent Lambeth. This is not who we are. Are you going to withdraw Saiqa Ali as a candidate and condemn her views?
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Antisemitism is racism and it has no place in British politics. @ZackPolanski must choose - he either backs his racist candidates or he sacks them.
Read more here👇🏻:
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Don’t believe a word the Green Party says on housing. Their record speaks for itself.
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There is no place for anti-semitism in British politics. Zack Polanski must disown any Green Party candidates with these odious views before the local elections.
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I spoke to Huffington Post about the Green Party’s anti-semitism problem. We rooted it out of the Labour Party, now Zack Polanski needs to do the same.
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I want to thank @MartinSLewis and his charities for their tireless campaigning, shining a light on this crucial issue affecting millions of people.
We will make the council tax system fairer by supporting families who fall behind rather than subjecting them to aggressive enforcement action. This is Labour in government.
Martin Lewis@MartinSLewis
NEWS! The govt has just announced its changing the Council Tax Debt Collection rules on the back of @mmhpi recommendations. Here's my official quote ----- Council Tax debt collection is so aggressive it’d make banks blush. It’s the most vicious and damaging form of legal debt collection out there - causing counterproductive misery for millions. We’ve spent the last 18 months campaigning hard to change this hideous system, and having seen so much pain caused by it, I’m genuinely moved by this huge first step towards making things better. Currently, in England, if you miss a monthly payment, many councils, within usually 3 weeks, demand payment for the entire year. How people who can’t find a month’s money are expected to find a year’s I don’t know. Yet if they can’t pay, within just three more weeks, they are often taken to court, have ‘admin costs’ added, and soon see bailiffs sent in. No commercial firm would be allowed to do anything close - constituents are treated worse than customers. The new rule from next April means councils must wait two months, not 3 weeks, to ask for a year’s money, and the ‘admin costs’ will be capped at £100. In a perfect world, it would be even longer and the lower cap would apply, but this is still a hugely welcome change to a 33-year-old process. For councils too, it is worth remembering that this grotesque system is often catastrophic for people’s finances and wellbeing, leaving many needing more help and support, and ultimately the same council having to pick up the pieces.
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Happy New Year to Tamil and Sinhala communities in the UK and around the world.
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Sending my best wishes to all those celebrating Pohela Boishakh, Bengali New Year today! A time for community, new beginnings, and looking forward to the year ahead.
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Wishing a happy Nepali New Year to Nepali communities across the UK and around the world. May the year ahead bring health, happiness, and prosperity to you and your families.
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Wishing a very happy Vaisakhi to Sikh and Hindu communities across the UK and around the world. A joyful celebration of harvest, renewal, and for the Sikh community the founding of the Khalsa. May your festivities be bright and full of joy.
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On Yom HaShoah, we remember the six million Jews who were killed, and we acknowledge the deep grief and anguish that remembrance brings for Jewish communities today.
I know this comes at a time of profound anxiety. Conflicts overseas, pressures at home, and uncertainty about the future weigh heavily – compounded by a troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and terrorist plots targeting Jewish communities across the country.
My government will always act decisively to protect Jewish communities and to stamp out antisemitism wherever it appears. We will not hesitate, and we will not look away.
Remembrance must come with responsibility – to honour the past, to protect the present, and to ensure that ‘never again’ is not just a promise, but a duty we uphold.
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Great to be in Streatham Hill today with our Labour candidates, Liz Atkins & Rezina Chowdhury! ☀️
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There’s only one party which is investing in building new homes, where they’re needed.
There’s only one party which will make renters better off in May, with a ban on Section 21 notices and new rights for tenants.
It’s Labour.
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Great to see @MayorofLondon investing a record £30 million in youth clubs.
Fantastic spaces for all young people in Streatham and Croydon North and across London!
Sadiq Khan@SadiqKhan
NEW: Today I’m announcing plans to deliver at least one new late-night youth club in every London borough - the biggest investment in youth clubs ever made by a Mayor. We’re bringing youth clubs back. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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