Mufeedah Bustin

Buried in the papers for yesterday's Housing Scrutiny Committee was this table showing where Aspire's Mayor Lutfur Rahman is planning to build new homes. Site 6 refers to the Chisenhale Art Place. This suggests Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Dance Studios will be evicted to make way for 52 flats

Great decision by Tower Hamlets Labour's Cllr Siraj Islam. The Bonfire Night fireworks were the upside to local residents of disruption from commercial events in Victoria Park. To have events, but no fireworks was wrong. Tower Hamlets Council should do more like this to strengthen community cohesion

Youth workers in London custody centres stop 90% reoffending, says report Scheme aims to exploit ‘teachable moment’, when someone is wavering between criminality and turning their back on violence

Prevention works.

The figures speak for themselves. Investment by my Violence Reduction Unit is having an impact on reoffending. I will continue to support prevention and in giving young Londoners a better future.

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Boys, boys,boys….. anyone surprised at the falling out of Yusuf and Farage, and Musk and Trump?

Why have they taken a picture of the woman’s cleavage?

How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followed

How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds

5 years on since the murder of George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement that followed, it may feel like the world hasn’t changed. Progress is never a straight line and now, more than ever, don’t forget the power of unity.

My husband’s been in a Saudi Arabian jail for 7 months. We don’t know why Ahmed al-Doush from Manchester is being held on anti-terrorism laws after allegedly criticising the regime on social media, yet has never tweeted about the country

British father Ahmed Al-Doush has been detained in Saudi Arabia for seven months. His family are baffled as to why.

“The night times are the hardest for me when I’m alone and it’s quiet,” his wife Amaher said.

Read the full article here:

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Gurpreet Singh Johal told MPs today that his brother Jagtar has been moved into solitary confinement and placed under armed guard following his recent acquittal.

The Foreign Secretary has offered to meet again... in late May. "They're not taking this seriously and urgently enough." #FreeJaggiNow

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Cutty Sark station to get four brand-new escalators during temporary closure PN-038 The four new escalators will replace the existing ones which are out of use Complex escalator replacement will see the station close from Saturday 31 May until next spring The new state-of-the-art and more energy-efficient escalators will provide customers with easier and more reliable access to the station Customers are advised to use nearby Greenwich station and local buses during the closure

🚇 Cutty Sark DLR station will be temporarily closed from 19 April to late August for escalator replacement works. Remember to plan ahead if you’re travelling from Island Gardens or nearby.

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#TowerHamlets #DLR

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt A Kenyan man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death over an attack on British tourists is suing the Metropolitan police over its role in the case. Ali Kololo was imprisoned for more than a decade in what his lawyers called “appalling conditions” before being released when his conviction was quashed in 2023. Continue reading...

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Mayor of London Sadiq Khan shares a message for Eid al Fitr

As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, I’d like to send my warmest wishes to everyone celebrating Eid in London and around the world.

Excellent Chairing of Audit Committee again by @mufeedah.bsky.social tonight. Thanks to her dilligence + determination PwC's report into allegations against a local charity - and by implication the previous Labour Mayor - will now be put into the public domain. Aspire cllrs voted against publication

Afghan women students in Oman face expulsion after Trump's USAID freeze US aid funding enabled thousands of Afghan women to study abroad or online, but many of these programmes are now suspended.

Happy International Women’s Day! 🚴🏾‍♀️🏄‍♀️🧘‍♀️👩🏿‍🔧👷‍♀️🤼‍♀️👳‍♀️🧎‍♀️‍➡️🤾‍♀️👩‍🚀

It’s a day to recognise the remarkable achievements of women past, present and future. We’ve come a long way in women’s rights, but have a long way to go.

Amongst the celebrations, let’s make sure no woman gets left behind.

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Jagtar Singh Johal facing death penalty in India is cleared in first court trial The Briton has been detained in India since 2017 and has now been cleared of one charge — but he still faces the death penalty

"The government has been urged to act to free a British man facing 'arbitrary detention' and the death penalty in India despite being cleared of terrorism charges.

On Tuesday he was acquitted on all charges in a case in Punjab after a court rejected the allegations against him".

British activist Jagtar Singh Johal acquitted in India terror trial Human rights campaigner still faces threat of death penalty if found guilty of further charges

"The ruling is likely to lead to renewed pressure on the UK Foreign Office to secure his release on the basis that a court, after exhaustive investigation, has been unable to compile any credible evidence against him."

Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years “Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.

Trump aside, this headline has frightened me this morning. The criminalisation of neurodiversity is the real crime.

More than 2,000 autistic people and people with learning disabilities are still detained.. in mental health hospitals in England - incl 200 children

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The Blue Bridge was up today as four warships came to dock at Canary Wharf.

Time for the island to declare independence again?

You might have heard that London was voted the world’s best destination for 2025—and I couldn’t agree more.

With Lunar New Year only a few weeks away, it’s one of the capital’s unmissable cultural highlights this winter. See what’s on: www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do...

Happy New Year!

Congratulations on your knighthood!

Vive Gisele ✊🏾

My suspicions have been confirmed 🍫😒

Love Christmas, love London.

Nowhere else does Christmas quite like our capital ✨️❤️🎄

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It’s a heartbreaking truth that rough sleeping in London is on the rise.

This winter, I’m asking Londoners to donate what they can to support our mission to end rough sleeping by 2030. Your support this year will be more vital than ever.

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Listening to Wham on the way into work….. getting my Christmas on!

Christmas is coming…..

CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.

Horrified to read this article on BBC News this morning. My thoughts are with the children and families who have been directly and indirectly effected by this.

Those responsible must be held to account - there's no excuse.

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