Every day I am in touch with people hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, helping them get the health and financial support they deserve. This latest lockdown has been hard on all of us.
You’ll know that Newham and the rest of London has now entered into a new toughened ‘Tier 2’ as we start the countdown to Christmas and the New Year.
As we progress through autumn, we’re experiencing another Covid-19 epidemic in London reflected in an increase in cases, a sharp rise in 111 calls, hospital admissions and patients in intensive care units.
This week and next, many young people across the borough will be nervously waiting for their grades in A-levels, GCSEs and BTECs.
I hope you are keeping well and safe as more lockdown restrictions are loosened.
Newham, with our vulnerability because of deprivation and health inequalities, is paying a high price during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We are in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
It’s only a couple of weeks into 2020 but we are speeding on with making sure we are delivering the manifesto pledges I made to residents. A big piece of work is Newham Council’s budget for the next three years, which is due to be set in March at full council.
