Over 200 Labour women in local government sign open letter on violence
Over 200 Labour women representing council seats in local authorities across London have signed an open letter calling for action to tackle violence against women and girls following the murder of Sarah Everard. Criticising the police response to attendees at a vigil for Everard on Saturday, the councillors argued that “socially distanced vigils enabling women […]
SOUTHWARK COUNCIL CALLS FOR MORE HELP FROM GOVERNMENT WITH AFGHAN REFUGEES IN THE BOROUGH
Southwark Council has called for more clarity from the government with the Afghan refugees it is supporting in the borough. There are roughly 200 Afghan refugees staying in Southwark at the moment, waiting to be permanently rehoused – although this number goes up and down as people come in and out. Roughly half of these […]