Labour Battle For Newham Mayoralty Begins As Rokhsana Fiaz Vows To End Sir Robin Wales´ ...
(World News UK)

The UK’s longest serving mayor could see his post wiped out if he’s defeated in a fierce new Labour selection battle, his challenger has warned. Rokhsana Fiaz promised a referendum on the directly-elected mayoral system in London’s Newham Council as she claimed incumbent Sir Robin Wales ran a “one-party state� that lacked accountability to the public. In an interview with HuffPost UK, Fiaz also accused Wales of “dog whistle� tactics after he blamed “community politics� for irregular sign-ups of Labour members determined to unseat him. But Wales hit back at critics of his 23-year leadership in the East London borough, and warned that Tower...