I cannot believe people are STILL making complaints about my rampant bullying; I thought I’d paid off all the moaners. Alas, @NewhamLondon is full of weaklings who don’t respect my authority. #WeAreNewham
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz faces ongoing controversy as councillors accuse her of creating a "hostile" environment. Initially reported in 2022 with 18 complaints, the Eye can reveal at least three more complaints have been made since then.
Sources suggest the council won’t publish the result of a 2024 investigation because although it doesn’t identify a breach of the code, it doesn’t present Fiaz in a positive light either.
PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Essex, Coventry, Basildon, Waltham Forest, Somerset, and Folkestone and Hythe in the new Eye.
I find the very notion that I should be held to account or scrutiny deeply offensive; don’t people know I have a mandate and I’m committed to participatory democracy, whatever that is?
East London Labour councillors 'not getting along' as report slams 'bad behaviour' and rocky relationships
The damning report found the level of scrutiny at Newham Council was not as strong 'as it should be'
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Does my re-tweeting of this count as a long overdue admission of guilt on my part? Or will I continue to berate others for bullying whilst making officers feel consistently awful and unable to do their jobs?
I’ve broken promises?! Me?! When will people understand that it’s not my fault, but the fault of my hapless officers who seem incapable of delivering on my ever-changing whims?
Furious that I’ve not been quoted at length in this complete hatchet job by the BBC. Why can’t people see that 2,000 homes over a mere 20 years is more than enough?… Thousands of children sharing beds due to overcrowding https://t.co/8rnzA2PYXS
Ummm, ‘scuse me a minute while I hop aboard ALL the bandwagons. And roll them into one to create a merry melange of meaningless virtue signalling.
Looking forward to linking up #IWD, #SaveDavidMoyes and #WorldBookDay… @NewhamLondon#WeAreNewham
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Don’t tell anyone I tried to scrap this brilliant scheme because I was determined to do away with anything championed by the pesky previous administration… It took a local outcry and pressure from Newham schools and MPs to make me see sense.
All Newham primary school children receive free nutritious meals through our £6 million Eat for Free guarantee.
With families facing the ongoing pressures of the Cost of Living Crisis, it’s more than just food on a plate: it’s part of our borough-wide approach to food security.
Fond memories of the time I tried to scrap @NewhamLondon’s groundbreaking scheme in the midst of Rashford’s campaign to ensure no child went hungry. Thank goodness I saw sense!*
*bowed to pressure in the face of a self-inflicted sh*tshow #WeAreNewham
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Newham, Islington, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and now Westminster, since Labour won control in 2022, already fund free school meals in primary schools.
Fantastic that @MayorofLondon is rolling this out citywide; food security is a universal priority.
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Another tremendously self-indulgent politically-motivated comment piece paid for by the hardworking people of @NewhamLondon and in flagrant breach of rules on local govt publicity. #MeMeMe
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➡️ The ongoing economic crisis & impact on Newham households & the Council.
➡️ New Hate Crime strategy launched this week by @cleephakoe Cabinet member for Crime & Community Safety.
➡️ Our focus on Youth Safety.
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@woodscolt79 She also fails to acknowledge the fact that the majority of council staff are also local residents. They don’t take any satisfaction from making things worse than they already are.
Hard to decide what’s most offensive in this tweet - the lower case “herculean” with upper case “Council” or the pitting Newham residents against public sector workers whom we all know deserve better. Once again, @rokhsanafiaz gets it wrong on every level. Newham deserves better.
Despite herculean efforts by senior Council officers over the past week to avert bin strike action, staff have yet again turned down a generous pay package.
I am sorry that Newham residents have to suffer even more because of the actions of Unite the Union.
My full statement:
What is happening in Newham Council? There’s a toxic environment with £2.8m spent on NDAs for 63 staff. Cuts, closure of the City Farm, increase in council tax & a camera that nets over £5m a year in fines. An incompetent Council hurting locals.
It’s not just fellow councillors I’ve made feel this way, it’s half the @NewhamLondon workforce too. I’m nothing if not balanced in my bullying… https://t.co/R8fcTXf6kT
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I guess it was only a matter of time before residents in @NewhamLondon started to feel this way. The culture of bullying and incompetence I oversee almost makes me feel the same at times… #WeAreNewham#Disgusted