POLICY AND POLITICS

Robin Wales ousted as Newham Mayor

Sir Robin Wales has been deselected as the Mayoral candidate for Newham LBC.

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By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2018

Sir Robin Wales has been deselected as the Mayoral candidate for Newham LBC. 

After more than two decades running the authority, first as leader and then as directly elected mayor, he was toppled by councillor Rokhsana Fiaz, who won by 859 votes to 503. 

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