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Beating the incumbent Labour mayor John Biggs, Rahmans Aspire party (as in aspiring for stronger communities and a fairer future) has also taken control of Tower Hamlets council from Labour.

LGC’s editor Nick Golding has announced he will be leaving the role at the start of next month to move to a position within local government. Mr Golding –

CRAIG BROWN: Following Nadine Dorriess talk of downstreaming films and building tennis pitches, I have compiled this little quiz of political slips of the tongue.

As the Grenfell Inquiry unfolds, politicians – and some senior officials – must acknowledge their role in systems which are failing

Rishi Sunak is merely the latest member of the government to display disdainful indifference to criticism

This week’s corrections

Despite weeks of evidence about safety deregulation, those who were in charge seem convinced they are above reproach, says Inside Housing’s Lucie Heath

The politician had said that 96 people died in the June 2017 blaze when the correct number of victims was 72.

Eric Pickles had ‘other tragedies’ on his mind when he incorrectly referred to ‘nameless 96 people’ while giving evidence to inquiry

Lord Eric Pickles has apologised after mistakenly saying in evidence that 96 people died in the June 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze when the correct number of victims was 72.