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18/04/2026

🚀✨ The is finally open over at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, here in Newham, East London and from today! 🙌🏽

I am beyond thrilled - it isn’t just a new building: it’s a powerhouse for our community, our young creatives, and the next chapter of East London’s incredible story in driving creativity and culture in the UK.

🎶🏾 What makes this opening truly iconic is the debut exhibition ‘The Music is Black: A British Story’ - a breathtaking celebration of 125 years of Black British music: from the jazz and swing of the 1900s to the Grime, Drill, and Garage sounds that were born right here in our East London streets.

Seeing objects like Joan Armatrading’s guitar and Stormzy’s Glastonbury vest in a world-class museum on our home turf is a moment of pure pride.

For years, we’ve worked tirelessly to ensure the Olympic legacy delivers real results for Newham residents and east Londoners.

From securing local jobs and apprenticeships during construction to ensuring this world-class institution is free and accessible to every single person in our borough is what Building A Fairer Newham
looks like in action!👌🏽

Find out more about what the V&A East brings to our doorstep: head over, explore and see what’s yours!

https://www.vam.ac.uk/east/museum/visit

We Are Newham. 👌🏽✨

28/03/2026

🔬 What an incredible day at the Newham Citizen Science Fair 2026!

🚀 At the Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability today, I saw the future of our borough: residents using AI to solve community challenges, students leading on climate tech, and our latest "Citizen Scientists" preparing for their UCL graduation. 🎓✨

When we launched our Newham Data agenda in 2021, we promised that the data revolution wouldn't just happen to Newham: it would be driven by Newham.

✅ Creating a roadmap for 5,500 new data jobs by 2035.

✅ Turning our local spaces into Spark Centres for innovation.

✅ Ensuring Participatory Democracy means residents have the data tools to hold power to account.

🔭Science isn't just for labs; it’s for our streets, our schools, and our shared prosperity. 🔬

From the UCL Academy to our Data Economy agenda and the volunteer-led Newham Citizen Science movement, we’re putting data tools into the hands of residents to drive change👌🏽

Want to be part of the next wave of Citizen Science research?

Applications for the April & September 2026 UCL Citizen Science Academy cohort are opening soon!

➡️ Focus Areas: The 2026 research focuses on migrant and refugee community experiences, marginalised women, and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

➡️ How to Join: Interested residents can apply through Compost London or the UCL East community portal.

➡️ The Reward: Participants earn a UCL Citizen Science Certificate, gain data analysis skills, and some receive work placements within Newham Council to apply their research to real policy. ✅

🔗 Discover the Fair's projects: www.newham-citizen-science-fair.uk

🔗 Newham Data: www.newham.gov.uk/newhamdata

We Are Newham👌🏽✨

💻 Data is Power. But who holds the pen?Today at , I didn’t just talk about spreadsheets: I talked about social justice ...
26/03/2026

💻 Data is Power. But who holds the pen?

Today at , I didn’t just talk about spreadsheets: I talked about social justice in this data age.

As we navigate the profound shifts of 2026, we have to be honest: Data is not neutral.

It carries the DNA of its creators. If women and our diverse communities are missing from the room when the code is written, the systems we build will inherently exclude us.

In Newham, we refuse to be bystanders. Through Data Economy programme we’ve turned our borough into the engine room of London’s digital economy:

🚀 £1.2bn+ in digital infrastructure secured.

👩‍💻 1,000+ young women trained through our 'Girls in Data' programme.

💼 53% job placement rate for our AWS Cloud Bootcamp grads are women.

But innovation without ethics is a hollow victory.

Following yesterday’s landmark US jury verdict on social media addiction, we must confront how the "attention economy" impacts the mental development of our girls - and all our young people.

We need Algorithmic Justice - meaning no public money for biased systems and real accountability for platforms that harm our children’s minds.

As the Data and Innovation Lead for and through our work with I’m fighting to ensure that every Londoner from Canning Town to Croydon owns a piece of this future.

🔗 Read our blueprint for a fairer data economy: newham.gov.uk/newhamdata



⚓️ 8-years driving transformation at the Royal Docks in it’s no longer just ‘the future’ it is a thriving reality! ✨Loo...
25/03/2026

⚓️ 8-years driving transformation at the Royal Docks in it’s no longer just ‘the future’ it is a thriving reality! ✨

Looking back to the journey since 2018, the transformation happening at this historic water-front is nothing short of extraordinary!

Yesterday, I chaired my last meeting as co-Chair with the Enterprise Zone Programme Board.

➡️ With the 2024-2029 plan underway, there’s been much achieved and more great things coming!

🚀 Yesterday, we signed of the 2026–2029 Plan including a fully-funded, ambitious 3-year delivery plan that guarantees:

✅ Transforming our waterside into a global hub for climate innovation.

✅ The final funding and blueprints for the Silvertown transformation and new community health hubs.

✅ Over 3,500 new high-skilled jobs planned and 120+ new businesses by 2029.

✅ A locked-in pledge so that 35% of new jobs over the next 3 years for local residents 🙌🏽

We’ve moved mountains since 2018 to fuel the ‘engine room’ of the Royal Docks so it’s delivering:

✅ Over £5bn in investment 💷

✅ Delivery underway of thousands of genuinely affordable homes 🏠

✅ Creating local opportunities and jobs 🧑🏽‍💻👩🏽‍🔬

✅ Transforming the Royal Docks Corridor 🛣️ 🚴🏽‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️‍➡️

✅ Launched the UK’s first Circular Construction Hub, leading the way to a Net Zero 2030. 🌍

More info ℹ️ here👇🏽

🔗 www.london.gov.uk/moderngovmb/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=473&MId=7319&Ver=4


22/03/2026

🏗️ 📚 Investing in the ‘Community Glue’ that holds Newham together: Newham’s Libraries are the heartbeat of our neighbourhoods ✨

Great to have visited our soon-to-open *Brand New* Plaistow and Green Street Libraries with cabinet members on Thursday!

Looking at these spaces, it’s clear: these aren’t just buildings for books.

They are sanctuaries for lifelong learning, hubs for digital inclusion, and vital anchors for local connection.

In Newham, high-quality civic spaces are a testament to our promise to invest in the social fabric and future potential of all our resident.

✅ We’re delivering on that promise for every single resident Newham👌🏽

✅ We’re building a borough where everyone has the tools to succeed and a place to belong.

➡️ Stay tuned for the grand openings!

We Are Newham 👌🏽✨

📣 Exciting News! Today, we secured £20M over 10 years for Little Ilford ward in Newham through the Pride in Place progr...
20/03/2026

📣 Exciting News! Today, we secured £20M over 10 years for Little Ilford ward in Newham through the Pride in Place programme!

This long-term investment supports our and our agenda in involving residents and communities in shaping their neighbourhood 🙌🏽

✅ This is about placing residents at the heart of decision-making to strengthen community pride.👌🏽✨

Read more here👇🏽

🔗 www.newham.gov.uk/news/article/1544/newham-secures-20-million-for-little-ilford-in-landmark-pride-in-place-investment-for-10-years

As our East Ham MP says: ‘This is great news for Little Ilford, and it’s not just a flash in the pan. Over the next ten years, we can look forward to real, lasting improvements in the area.’ 💯👌🏽

20/03/2026

✨Eid Mubarak to all celebrating Eid al-Fitr✨

Diversity is the heart and soul of Newham! ❤️🌙

Here in Newham we’re proud that we support the vibrant faith events that make our borough so special.

From the magical atmosphere of Chaand Raat on Green Street last night to our communities gathering for Eid prayers in our parks today, these celebrations show that our diversity is our greatest strength. 🌍✨

As a borough, we don’t just observe these moments: we embrace them as a time for reflection, unity, and coming together as one community to share in the joy of our friends and neighbours.

Check out plans for Eid al-Fitr prayers and Eid on Green Street this year:

🔗 www.newham.gov.uk/news/article/1410/celebrating-eid-al-fitr-in-newham

📣 2 years since we launched the 5-year Delivery Plan the momentum in the is undeniable. Today at Compressor House wit...
19/03/2026

📣 2 years since we launched the 5-year Delivery Plan the momentum in the is undeniable.

Today at Compressor House with Deputy Mayor of London , we celebrated ‘growth with a purpose’, ensuring global investment delivers real benefits for every Newham resident, and Londoners!

The Royal Docks is the engine room for the London Growth Plan and Infrastructure Framework.

✅ Whether it’s the Opportunity London 2026 Prospectus or the streets of E16, we are delivering on our promise through our ambition for the Royal Docks 🚀

💷 As London’s first Living Wage Neighbourhood, we’re proving that world-class regeneration and inclusive growth go hand-in-hand.

🏠 Continued momentum at Silvertown with the collaboration between the GLA, LendLease and The Crown Estate.

🏗️ Arada unlocking 5,000+ homes at Thameside West.

🥩🍤 Albert Island will be home to London’s oldest markets: the City of London Corporation Smithfield’s and Billingsgate

🌱 Launch of Europe’s largest Circular Economy Construction Hub.

🚆 DLR Beckton Riverside extension to Thamesmede and Royal Docks Corridor are powering connectivity; and unlocking growth, more homes and jobs!

💻 Data Centres at the Ada Docklands Data Campus, we are cementing our status as one of London’s most strategic tech & AI hubs, providing future-facing jobs for residents.

More info ℹ️ here:

🔗https://www.royaldocks.london/media/RDDeliveryPlan.pdf

It was great to speak at the 2026 Summit yesterday with South Yorkshire Mayor to set out what we have achieved in a...
19/03/2026

It was great to speak at the 2026 Summit yesterday with South Yorkshire Mayor to set out what we have achieved in and how we’ve intentionally driven inclusive growth 🚀

✅ We’re proving that place-based strategies, linking high-growth sectors like green tech & digital to local skill, are the key to unlocking the UK’s economic potential.

What does that mean for London and other regions in the UK?

➡️ Newham proves that London can help close the national economic gap by acting as an engine that shares success through supply chains, knowledge spillovers, and investment partnerships.

➡️ Our success is most valuable when it is connected outward, rather than operating as a standalone economy.

➡️ Move from ‘projects’ to ‘outcomes’. Every infrastructure investment must clearly link to jobs, productivity, and sustainable growth.

➡️ To keep talent and capital in the UK, we need dense innovation ecosystems where housing, transit, and workspace co-exist.

➡️ We must move past ‘London vs. the rest of the UK’ thinking. We must use London as a national engine, sharing success through innovation spillovers and regional partnerships.

➡️ The goal? A 10-20 year vision that ends "stop-start" funding and puts inclusive growth at the heart of our industrial strategy.

Let’s build a future where infrastructure isn't just about transit: it's about opportunity for all.

We Are Newham👌🏽✨



🥳 It’s big day for Beckton! We have officially broken ground with our new Ferndale Park housing development - round the ...
16/03/2026

🥳 It’s big day for Beckton! We have officially broken ground with our new Ferndale Park housing development - round the corner from Cyprus DLR 🚆

All part of our Affordable Homes for Newham programme, as we continue to drive affordable housing delivery in 🙌🏽

We aren't just building ‘bricks and mortar’, we are creating a community:

✅ 211 New Homes: A mix of high-quality housing for our residents.

✅ Boosted Affordability: 81 homes will be at Social Rent - a significant increase from the original 25% target, thanks to a planning amendment by our housing delivery company 👌🏽

✅ 5,500 sqm of Green Space: Dedicated accessible space to support health, wellbeing, and community life.

Huge thanks to the Populo Living team and for working with us to bring this vision to life.

Coming soon: the nearby & Pier Road site, which will deliver another 350 homes and 800 square meters of workspace.

More ℹ️ here👇🏽

🔗 https://www.populoliving.co.uk/about/populo-news/2026/ferndale-park-breaks-ground-on-site/

🔗 https://www.populoliving.co.uk/our-projects/planned-projects/pier-road/

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