Jewish News supporting local election hustings
Events hosted by the London Jewish Forum, Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies will take place across five London boroughs in partnership with local synagogues
The party leaders hoping to take control of London’s councils this May will go head-to-head next month in seven exclusive hustings supported by Jewish News .
The hustings – hosted by the London Jewish Forum, Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies with Jewish News as media partner – will take place across five London boroughs in partnership with local synagogues.
Barnet looks set to be the tightest council election in the capital, with Labour hoping to take the council for the very first time.
Hustings will be held in Hendon (4 April), New Barnet (7 April), and Edgware (12 April).
Conservative Council Leader Cllr Daniel Thomas will go up against Labour’s Leader of the Opposition Cllr Barry Rawlings and Barnet Lib Dem Leader Cllr Gabriel Rozenberg at the New Barnet Hustings on 7 April.
Finchley residents will also get the opportunity to meet the candidates standing in surrounding wards at a meet-and-greet event on 26 April.
Over the borough boundary in Enfield, Labour Council Leader Cllr Nesil Caliskan will be quizzed in Southgate alongside Conservative Opposition Leader Cllr Joanne Laban on 11 April.
The borough’s political scene has been fraught with debate on low-traffic neighbourhoods and defections from the Labour Party in recent years.
Elsewhere in the capital, on 5 April JW3 will play host to hustings for Camden Council’s upcoming elections, with Labour Council Leader Cllr Georgia Gould up against Conservative Leader of the Opposition Cllr Oliver Cooper, and leaders from the local Liberal Democrat and Green parties.
There will also be hustings for Redbridge and Haringey taking place on 6 and 26 respectively.
LJForum co-Chairs Adrian Cohen and Andrew Gilbert, and Director Daniel Kosky said: “We are delighted to be working with partners across the community to deliver these community hustings.
“The decisions taken on a local government level have a greater day-to-day impact on the lives of Londoners than at any other form of government.
“Whether it be on low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), council tax, potholes, or Jewish issues, we look forward to facilitating the Jewish community’s involvement in the upcoming elections”.
The events will take place in the evenings in person.
To sign-up to attend and put your questions to the candidates, visit www.thejlc.org/ljfhusting2022
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