Thread by @Andrewwood17

Last night at the Council meeting we wanted to debate a range of issues but there was no time as it was the Councils AGM although we did debate 2 petitions
So @RabinaKhan, @going4golds & I requested an additional Council meeting to discuss a range of issues incl China & HK
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We do not normally debate international issues but this section of the motion makes clear why these issues are relevant to us esp. the move of the Chinese Embassy to Tower Hamlets
Treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China & the National Security law in HK important to us as well
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This section of the motion is based almost entirely on speeches made by UK Ministers or Ambassadors at the United Nations
We did not want to be making up our own foreign policy so felt it appropriate to re-use these speeches
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This motion will be supported by the Labour group & Mayor John Biggs and has been formally submitted to Council officers for the next Council meeting
To be introduced by @going4golds, @RabinaKhan & @MayorJohnBiggs so that done on a cross party basis to make clear our concerns
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We asked for that extra meeting to be later in October (to catch up with the 2 missed Council meetings) but we
await notification from Council officers (there is definitely a Council meeting on the 18th November)
In addition there are other issues that need to be discussed
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Last night I listed as examples:
ASB due to increases since lockdown
COVID response
Leasehold/cladding/commonhold issues as affecting so many residents
As being among the most urgent
Anything else?
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