Islington Labour

Shreya Nanda has successfully been elected as the new ward Councillor for Hillrise, following a by-election which took place yesterday.

Her priorities for Hillrise are as follows:

- To be an active presence in the community, listening to residents concerns.
- Taking action on crime and antisocial behaviour, to make Hillrise a safer place to live.
- Investing in local community hubs

New Hillrise councillor pledges to work for residents - Islington Labour Group Labour candidate for the Hillrise by-election, Shreya Nanda, has been successfully elected as a Councillor with the election taking place yesterday. Shreya Nanda received 968 votes, on a 20.49% turnout with 2243 votes cast. Speaking on her election, Shreya said: “I look forward to getting to work ...

The racist and Islamophobic violence we have seen in different parts of the country in recent days has been sickening.

Here in Islington our diversity is our strength. Please see our statement below and add your name here:

https://islington-labour.org.uk/standing-up-to-racism/

Islington's Labour-run Council tops inner London for healthy streets 4th time running! 🏆

Our aim: fairer, safer, greener streets for all, regardless of background or age. 🌳🚶‍♂️

Guess who was ranked as the top London borough for healthy streets?!🎊

For an amazing fourth year in a row, Islington was recognised as the best-performing inner-London borough for efforts to create greener, healthier streets, through improvements like:

☑️ Introducing seven low-traffic neighbourhoods

☑️ Transforming streets outside 37 local schools

☑️ Creating a network of cycleways

☑️ Improving pavements, so that all can use them

We’ve already seen the huge benefits of these projects, with air quality improving and streets becoming more pleasant for all. Check the link in the comments for more information!

🔄🌳 Tackling the climate emergency can only happen by working across the whole community, which is why our Labour-run Council are supporting local businesses to become more environmentally sustainable.

That is why Islington Council today have announced grants to support local businesses with going greener, by helping them become more circular, increasing their economic resilience, building green skillsets, and helping Islington become a net zero carbon borough by 2030.

Labour in power is tackling the climate emergency by working across Islington's many communities. To find out more and apply click here:

Circular economy grants | Islington Council Islington Council circular economy grants for local businesses.

Today is polling day!

In Hillrise, local people have the chance to vote for Ollie Steadman as your new Islington Labour councillor, helping us continue to make Islington a more equal place.

Don't forget to take photo ID with you, vote by 10pm and use all four votes for Labour!

Local campaigner Ollie Steadman has been selected to stand for Islington Labour in the Hillrise by-election on 2nd May.

Ollie has led local efforts in recent years to save the Number 4 bus and protect Whittington Maternity Unit

The Hillrise by-election is being held after Dave Poyser decided to stand down as a councillor after ten years representing Hillrise

Ollie Steadman to stand for Islington Labour in Hillrise by-election - Islington Labour Group Local campaigner Ollie Steadman has been selected as Islington Labour’s candidate to contest the Hillrise by-election on Thursday 2nd May. Ollie is a local private renter who works in campaigns for a national mental health charity. He has fought alongside Islington Labour colleagues to save the nu...

When developers build in Islington, we make sure the whole community benefits. For example, we used their money to refurbish Arundel Square playground, including all new play equipment for younger children. 🤸🏿

🏘 Islington has a housing crisis, with more than 15,000 households on the council housing waiting list.

Islington’s Labour-run Council is determined to tackle it and has exciting plans for the Finsbury Leisure Centre site, building 200 new homes, including 100 new council homes for local people, a state-of-the-art new leisure centre and a brand new GP surgery.

You can read more about the proposals below 👇

Creating a Greener, Healthier Islington - Islington Labour Group Landmark proposals are now being consulted on for the transformation of Finsbury Leisure Centre, bringing new council homes, sports facilities and a health centre to the borough. Finsbury Leisure Centre has been around for decades and Islington’s Labour-run Council has exciting plans for the site,...

🧑‍🌾🐄🐷 Freightliners Farm is an essential part of Islington's community, but has recently been under threat - which is why Islington Labour Councillors have come together to save it using funding projects from the Labour-run Council.

Islington Labour saves Freightliners Farm - Islington Labour Group Freightliners Farm is an essential community hub at the heart of Islington. The city farm is home to many different animals such as sheep, pigs, and chickens. At present the farm provides an essential bridge between people and their environment as well as allowing families to escape the hustle and b...

Islington Labour councillors joined party members, campaigners and Catherine West MP outside Archway station this evening to talk to people about the Whittington Maternity Unit campaign.

Local people were excited to sign our petition and protect the Whittington

https://www.islington-labour.org.uk/whittington-maternity-unit/

🏩 The Whittington's Maternity Unit is under threat of closure.

Join us in telling the local NHS that we need the unit to stay open 👇

Save Whittington's Maternity Unit - Islington Labour Group The Whittington’s Maternity Unit is under threat of closure. The North Central London Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) has launched a consultation which contains two options: one of which proposes the closure of the maternity unit at the Whittington Hospital in Archway. Islington Labour are ca...

📢🏥Another vital service at the Whittington is under threat of closure - this time it's the maternity unit.

Islington Labour Councillors Michelline Safi Ngongo and Nurullah Turan have joined with local politicians from Islington and Haringey to write to the local NHS opposing the closure 👇

Sign the petition here: https://t.co/Vkz3TrIyOy
Tell others you've signed the petition here: https://ctt.ac/efPjv

Our asks of the Government ahead of tomorrow's Autumn Budget are simple:

🏗️Help us build much needed council homes
🏡Help us maintain existing council homes
💷Fairer funding for local authorities

Councillors Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Leader of Islington Council, and Diarmaid Ward, Deputy Leader of Islington Council have written to the Chancellor outlining our asks. 👇

Autumn Statement 2023 – Islington Labour demands fairer funding - Islington Labour Group Conservative funding cuts are having a real impact on Islington and our Labour-run Council, after 13 years of austerity which has forced the Council find nearly £300 million of budget savings. We want to build a better Islington for local people, but we can only do this with the right resources. In...

This transgender day of remembrance we are thinking of all of the people who have lost their lives due to violence and discrimination.

The Government have actively contributed towards a hostile environment for trans people, by refusing to reform the GRA and ban conversion therapy.

We will always stand with the trans community.

Islington's green spaces are special to us all, which is why the Labour run Council are calling on residents to become Greener Together Champions to help our plants thrive!

🐝 Want to improve your gardening skills?
🕰 Have a busy schedule but care about the environment?
🌳 See the positive impact plants and trees have on the borough?
🪴 Want to start a new hobby and get to know your neighbours?
🌻 Connect with your community?

Then maybe becoming an Islington Greener Together Champion is the perfect thing for you. It's an initiative where residents are invited to look after green spaces in the borough, from parklets, to planters, to rain gardens - looking after green spaces not only benefits you but other people and increases biodiversity.

Read more and get involved below ⬇️

Islington Greener Together Champions - Groundwork Islington Greener Together (IGT) Champions is joint funded by Islington Council and Future Parks Accelerator. In partnership with Islington A voluntary programme that will focus on training and development for individuals who are passionate about greening their area.

Thanks to work from across our movement, the country’s ticket offices have been saved!

https://www.islington-labour.org.uk/ticket-offices/

Success: Islington’s Ticket Offices have been SAVED - Islington Labour Group Islington’s ticket offices will remain open, in an announcement made this week by the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper. Back in July, the Government asked train companies to set out proposals on ticket office closures across the country, which included proposals to close multiple trai...

At last night's meeting of Islington Council's executive, plans to buy back 310 ex-council homes, which were sold under right to buy, were approved. Read more below:

Buying back much needed homes - Islington Labour Group The Tory housing crisis continues to have a real and serious impact on local people in Islington. Rising rents, insecure tenancies and dodgy landlords mean renting a home in the private sector has become more difficult than ever before. We know that good-quality, long-term council homes are the best...

Islington's Local Plan will ensure that homes and workspaces work for all of the borough's residents, not just a select few, buy ensuring that all new buildings meet certain affordability and environmental standards.

Read more below:

Making Development Work for Everyone in Islington - Islington Labour Group Islington is a densely populated, inner London borough with a diverse and incredibly inclusive community. There is a desperate need for genuinely affordable housing and affordable workspace. That is why the Labour-run Council has agreed the Islington Local Plan, which is an opportunity to use planni...

PlayZones aim to deliver a safe, inclusive and welcoming space for all to enjoy a range of sports and activities such as basketball, football and tennis.

Islington's Labour-run Council is bidding for funding to refurbish a number of areas across the borough, as we work to create a healthier and more equal borough. The Council is keen to engage with residents around the proposals so do have your say below 👇

PlayZones - Community Engagement Project PlayZone consultation Islington Council are bidding for funding through the Football Foundation PlayZone programme to refurbish a number of Multi-Use Games areas (MUGAs) in parks and council estates across the borough and a leisure centre. This is an exciting project

While this Tory government, days before school starts are presiding over a complete mess, Islington's Labour-run Council is proud to have worked with schools for months to ensure the safety of the children of our borough.

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On the issue of RAAC we can assure parents, staff and pupils that schools will be open for the start of term next week, as scheduled.

📢 “At this time, the government has not notified us of any schools that need to be closed or partially closed, and we expect all schools to open next week.
“The safety of pupils and staff in Islington's schools is of paramount importance.
“The issues with RAAC in buildings have been known about nationally for some time and we have been supporting and working closely with all schools and nursery schools in the borough to identify whether RAAC may be present in any of their buildings.
“We will continue to closely monitor our own education estate, and work with all other education providers in the borough, to ensure young people and staff in all settings are safe.”

Too many private renters in Islington suffer from poor quality homes.

Islington's Labour-run Council is changing that, with a new scheme in Tollington, Hillrise and Finsbury park wards, designed to make landlords meet standards or face prosecution.

But want all renters in Islington to benefit from safe, good quality homes. Sadly, the Tory Government won't let us.

Sign our petition below calling on the Tories to allow the Council to roll out landlord licensing across Islington

Oppose Islington's rogue landlords - Islington Labour Group Islington Labour is on the side of private renters and against rogue landlords. Everyone should have the right to a decent home and poor housing can impact every aspect of people’s lives. It can harm their mental and physical health. The most recent Housing Stock Survey found that 29% of the priva...

Our efforts as a Labour-led Council to create a fairer, safer, greener borough have been recognised once again, on the Healthy Streets Scorecard, which scored Islington as the best-performing inner London Borough.

Our improvements so far have already been successful but we want to go further:

🛣️ Create a network of liveable neighbourhoods across the borough
🏫 Expanding the successful school streets scheme to secondary schools
♿ Making every pavement accessible
🚲 Creating new cycle routes across the borough

You can read more about the plans here:

Islington is top inner-London borough for healthy streets – again! The council’s efforts to create greener, healthier, more welcoming streets for its residents have again been recognised, with Islington ranking as the best-performing inner-London borough in a city-wide report for the third successive year.   

The statistics from May's local elections have shown that the new Voter ID Laws stopped 14,000 from voting and potentially prevented marginalised communities from voting. We oppose these changes and call on the Government to reconsider.

More below ⬇️

Thousands Denied A Vote Because Of Tory Voter ID Law, Say Election Chiefs "It looks like a transparent attempt at voter suppression by Conservative ministers," said the Lib Dems.

Did you know that 40% of UK train stations are not accessible to people with disabilities?

Islington has no accessible overground stations and as the local Labour Party we are campaigning for funding to make Crouch Hill Station accessible.

With us? Sign below ⬇️

Make Crouch Hill Station Step Free - Islington Labour Group Islington Labour councillors are campaigning for funding from the Department of Transport for step free access at Crouch Hill Station. Currently there is only one fully accessible station in Islington, which means that the rest of our stations are inaccessible to people living with disabilities, mob...

Over the last year, your Islington Labour Councillors have been busy improving the borough to make it greener, safer and fairer for all residents. Some highlights include:

🏘️ Approved a 587 social homes
💷 Rolled out the £1 million hardship fund to help those struggling the most
👥 Helped 2080 people into new jobs

Read more about what we have achieved here:

1 Year since the Local Elections in Islington – here is what your Labour-run Council has have achieved - Islington Labour Group It is now 365 days since your Labour Council took office after the residents of Islington re-elected us for the fourth election in a row. It was, and still is, a huge privilege to be given the trust of so many Islington residents and is a responsibility that the Islington Labour Group takes very ser...

The new Voter ID laws are a form of voter suppression from a Tory Government that is out of ideas and only wants to divide us.

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It’s time to call the new voter ID laws what they are – a form of voter suppression - Islington Labour Group With the local elections coming up across parts of England, ballot boxes and papers are on lots of people’s minds. After nearly a century of universal suffrage in the UK, voters will now be required to show photographic identification before a ballot paper is issued, for the first time. The rollou...

Islington Council Are Getting Rid Of Late Fees For Library Books Islington council are scrapping late library fees in a bid to make the whole community feel welcome at the services.

Last week Labour-run Islington Council's £1 million Hardship Fund was launched. The scheme will help thousands of families across Islington with the ongoing cost-of-living emergency by issuing grants to those struggling the most.

For more information and details on how to apply visit here:

Islington Hardship Fund | Islington Council A short-term fund for people in work who rent their home and do not get Housing Benefit or Universal Credit.)