Jim Fitzpatrick: Labour must engage
By Jim Fitzpatrick
I hear that some Labour members are calling on organisations in Tower Hamlets to refuse to cooperate with Mayor Lutfur Rahman. I must confess to finding this extremely naive. I have established regular meetings with the mayor, and the Labour Group leadership in Tower Hamlets is engaging similarly to try to influence his decisions.
Labour did not win the General Election, nor the London Mayoralty, nor the contest for Mayor of Tower Hamlets; but we have to live in the real world, and that means engagement.
Two big planning issues, at King Edward Memorial Park and at Orchard Wharf, are in the mix at present.
Tower Hamlets Council will be very important in influencing one, and deciding the other.
Residents close to the park are extremely concerned about the loss of precious open space.
Residents near East India Basin are very worried about what a cement factory will do to their homes and the impact the dust will have on the ecology centre and the wildlife sanctuary.
I have engaged with both residents' groups and am doing what I can to assist them.
- Jim Fitzpatrick is MP for Poplar and Limehouse
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What a numpty, waste of space, good for nothing etc etc. You get my point.......
Thanks Jim for highlighting the damage a cement factory can do to the area. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Jim for highlighting the cement factory and damage it can do locally
"Two big planning issues, at King Edward Memorial Park and at Orchard Wharf, are in the mix at present."
Let us wait and see what you really do. Do you honestly work in the interest of the community or just say you do
dialougues and discussions are ways of communicating with opposing or differing views. i am glad Jim is pursuing both in opposition and hope he would continue with the same practice when in power.
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It's very refreshing to see an approach which really promotes local interest over party politics