Steve Reed convenes Tower Hamlets envoys as concerns over council persist
Exclusive: Communities secretary calls meeting over two councillors seeking electoral candidacy in BangladeshThe communities secretary, Steve Reed, has called a meeting with officials overseeing the running of Tower Hamlets council...
By Peter Walker and Kiran Stacey · The Guardian World
Exclusive: Communities secretary calls meeting over two councillors seeking electoral candidacy in Bangladesh The communities secretary, Steve Reed, has called a meeting with officials overseeing the running of Tower Hamlets council as concerns about the governance of the east London authority continue. Envoys were sent to Tower Hamlets after a team of government-commissioned inspectors published a report last November that uncovered a “toxic” and secretive culture dominated by the inner circle of the local mayor, Lutfur Rahman. Continue reading...