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Police probing suspected fraud and money laundering at Tower Hamlets council

London Evening Standard 16 Dec 2025
The council says the alleged crimes date back to 2018 and that a police investigation is ongoing ... .
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Tower Hamlets: Report finds

BBC News 08 Dec 2025
Tower Hamlets Council risks being stuck in a cycle of government intervention, auditors warn. .
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Ten 'significant weaknesses' in how Tower Hamlets run laid bare as 'urgent action' needed

AOL 08 Dec 2025
Tower Hamlets Council risks being stuck in a “cycle” of government intervention due to “significant weaknesses” in how the council is run, an auditor has warned ... He said. “Many of the weaknesses which we have reported here in the report are not new ... .
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Tower Hamlets makes bold affordable housing pledge despite Sadiq Khan's new 20% target

London Evening Standard 21 Nov 2025
EXCLUSIVE. Tower Hamlets has said it will ‘grow upward’ to deliver more affordable homes in the borough ... .
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Tower Hamlets councillor Sabina Khan to quit after campaigning to become Bangladesh MP

London Evening Standard 18 Nov 2025
Residents had called for Ms Khan to resign after she began campaigning to become a Bangladesh National Party (BNP) candidate ... .
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Tower Hamlets Council drugs squad tackles antisocial behaviour

BBC News 17 Nov 2025
The squad is solely focused on tackling drugs and antisocial behaviour in east London. .
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Steve Reed convenes Tower Hamlets envoys as concerns over council persist

The Guardian 13 Nov 2025
... the running of Tower Hamlets council as concerns about the governance of the east London authority continue.
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Tower Hamlets retailers fined over £13,000 for selling alcohol and dangerous chemicals to children

London Evening Standard 05 Nov 2025
The businesses were fined for their ‘deeply irresponsible’ actions ... .
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Businessman who was on stage at Tower Hamlets Muslim demonstration calls for peace after Nigel ...

AOL 29 Oct 2025
... collaborated with Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman, said that Muslims “built this community into what it is” and denounced “fascist and racist people that have come across to invade Tower Hamlets”.
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When Pathetic Tools Meet Their Doom: 'What Happened in Tower Hamlets Was a Show of Strength'

Hot Air 27 Oct 2025
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) had a small march planned for this weekend in an area of London with a large Muslim population, known as Tower Hamlets ... Met Police banned political party @UKIP from protesting in Tower Hamlets today.
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Met Police bans UKIP protest in Tower Hamlets over concerns of 'serious disorder'

AOL 22 Oct 2025
Public Order Act conditions have now been imposed, meaning UKIP cannot hold their protest in Whitechapel or anywhere else in the borough of Tower Hamlets ... the borough of Tower Hamlets faces arrest.
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UKIP banned from protesting in Tower Hamlets over disorder fears

BBC News 21 Oct 2025
Police say any UKIP members assembling in the area, which has a high Muslim population, face arrest. .
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