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2026-10-29 · Evening Standard · Politics

Barnet Labour criticises east London council for distancing itself from Israel

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2026-10-29 · Evening Standard · Politics

Barnet Labour criticises east London council for distancing itself from Israel

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2026-10-10 · Evening Standard · Politics

London borough slammed over plans to create new £190,000 council role

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2026-10-03 · Evening Standard · Politics

'One in every 30 residents in north London borough suffers gambling addiction'

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2026-09-29 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business

North London council rakes in £11m from parking tickets after doubling number of wardens

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2026-09-17 · Evening Standard · Politics

North London council refuses to remove controversial 'parklet' hated by hundreds of local residents

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2026-09-17 · Evening Standard

🔮 It means that, despite the best efforts of Tory councillor Alex Prager, the owners of the Pita Street restaurant in Hendon will be allowed to renew their licence for the parklet when it expires at the end of January next year. assertive

2026-09-29 · Evening Standard

🔮 The local authority’s report found that an average of between 14 to 16 officers would previously have been deployed between Monday to Saturday. assertive

2026-10-03 · Evening Standard

🔮 Despite a lot of gambling now taking place online, Will Maimaris, the council’s director of public health, told councillors there remains “a real density” of physical gambling venues in the poorest parts of Haringey. assertive

2026-10-10 · Evening Standard

🔮 Cllr Erbil compared the £190,000 annual cost of the proposed appointment to the £33,000 saved when the Tories scrapped “four democratically-elected associate cabinet member roles immediately after taking office” and pointed out the new recruit would be paid “more than the prime minister”. assertive

2026-10-29 · Evening Standard

🔮 The Labour leader responded, saying both Labour and the Conservative councillors could gauge concern through “many emails” and in-person conversations with Jewish residents and leaders of Jewish organisations. Cllr Rawlings also claimed that support for The Green Party policy essentially amounted to telling Jewish people to “disown their communities to participate in British politics”. Before the final vote, Barnet’s sole Green councillor Charli Thompson said there was “highly inaccurate” information in Cllr Rawlings’ claims, adding: “I would argue that we need to be voting on motions with accurate information in them – not falsehoods”. assertive

2026-10-29 · Evening Standard

🔮 The Labour leader responded, saying both Labour and the Conservative councillors could gauge concern through “many emails” and in-person conversations with Jewish residents and leaders of Jewish organisations. Cllr Rawlings also claimed that support for The Green Party policy essentially amounted to telling Jewish people to “disown their communities to participate in British politics”. Before the final vote, Barnet’s sole Green councillor Charli Thompson said there was “highly inaccurate” information in Cllr Rawlings’ claims, adding: “I would argue that we need to be voting on motions with accurate information in them – not falsehoods”. assertive