Rokhsana Fiaz Interview: On Newham`s `Unhealthy` Mayoral Model, Dog Whistle Politics And Diversity
(World News UK)

Rokhsana Fiaz is an EastEnder, through and through. Born in Mile Hospital, she grew up in Newham and has lived there for most of her life. She worked in a local McDonalds, went to school and college not far from her current home. No stranger to challenges throughout her career, she has now embarked on her biggest political task of all: replacing the UK’s longest serving Mayor, Sir Robin Wales, as the leader of the East End borough. “I want to do it because I absolutely love Newham. It’s the place I obviously call home. I’ve grown up there, lived there all my life.� Known as ‘Roks’ to her friends, she has been a councillor for Custom House ward for...