Author: Nick Clark, BBC Local Democracy Report

Lutfur Rahman said recent anti-immigration protests reminded him of a time when ‘racist abuse was part of our daily life’. 

Councillors voted unanimously to approve building 1,352 student rooms and 208 homes, despite objections that family housing should be prioritised.

Protests sparked outside a hotel in Canary Wharf after claims it will house asylum seekers, prompting Councillor Bienfait’s counter-protest Tower

Mudchute Farm is seeking a 30-year lease at peppercorn rent, but says council policy only provides leases up to 15

The Teviot Estate will be demolished and replaced with a new development, which could create almost 2,000 homes. Property developer