News Refugee Week 2026: Mayor Garbett rebukes Labour's 'inflammatory rhetoric' on migration Hackney's new Green mayor sets out her stall against the national government's tightening immigration regime and pledges to build on the borough's three-year Sanctuary designation Author: James Barnes
News Hackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Reform UK party candidate Vahid Almasi 'I am coming from the real world, I may not understand the processes the way they do, but I am actually determined to make a change' Author: James Barnes
News Mayor hopes Hackney will become Borough of Sanctuary 'within a year' Q&A session sees Mayor Caroline Woodley acknowledge that many residents "feel left behind" Author: Hackney Citizen
Features Countering the rhetoric: Hackney migrants speak out following a summer of discontent ‘It’s hard to escape the fact that the far-right succeeded in bringing crucial support services to a standstill,’ says Hackney Migrant Centre CEO Author: Joe Steen
News Politicians back move for Hackney to formally become a borough of sanctuary for refugees Council hopes to officially join network of places in the UK that welcome asylum seekers and refugees Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
