Cllr Catherine West: London Met Statement
The Home Office has today (Tuesday 9 April) reinstated permission for London Met University to recruit and teach foreign students. On hearing the news, Cllr Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council...
View ArticleCllr Catherine West announces new Council Executive for 2013-14
Following ratification at last night’s Islington Labour Group Annual General Meeting (Monday 22 April), Cllr Catherine West has announced her new Executive Member team for 2013-14. The new team will...
View ArticleJustice for sale: Cllr Catherine West joins MP’s in campaign to save legal aid
Cllr Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council, joined crowds including Islington’s MPs Jeremy Corbyn MP and Emily Thornberry MP outside Parliament today (Wednesday 22 May) to demonstrate against...
View ArticleIslington marches to save our fire stations
Hundreds of local residents marched through Islington on Saturday 8 June to protest against the Mayor of London’s plans to close two fire stations that serve our borough – Clerkenwell and Kingsland....
View ArticleCouncil leaders say these cuts cannot go on
Cllr Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council, was one of 150 Council Leaders across the country to co-sign a letter in The Observer on Sunday 16 June saying that these government cuts cannot go on....
View ArticleAnother £17 million cut as Islington pays price for Tory-led government’s...
Islington’s Finance Chief, Cllr Richard Watts, has submitted an urgent motion to Full Council tonight, after the Tory-led Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review slashed another £17 million from...
View ArticleThe future of Sure Start
By Cllr Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council Despite the brutal cuts imposed by the Tory-led Government, Sure Start stands as one of the great legacies of the last Labour Government. The...
View ArticleShadow Health Minister Andy Burnham MP visits Islington Children’s Centre
The Shadow Health Minister, Andy Burnham MP, visited Islington’s New River Green Children’s Centre this week (3 July 2013) to see first hand how Islington is leading the way in developing integrated...
View ArticleStatement on Whittington Hospital
I’m delighted at the news that the Whittington Hospital has ‘ripped up’ their plans that would have seen up to 570 staff, including nurses and doctors, lose their jobs and the maternity unit restricted...
View ArticleCllr Catherine West announces she is standing down as Leader of Islington...
Cllr Catherine West’s full statement: “After over 10 years in local government, I will be stepping down as Leader of Islington Council at the next Council Meeting on Thursday 10 October. Being Leader...
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