• ONCE again, the Tories have decided that their own political opportunism should come before the needs of working people in Islington.

Unlike the Tories, Islington Labour is on the side of working people and we are making a difference on the issues that matter most to them.

From delivering the biggest council house-building programme in the borough for 30 years to helping more than 3,000 local unemployed people into work since 2014 – Islington Labour, working as a united team, is making a difference.

But our efforts to make Islington a fairer place have been despite massive cuts imposed by this Tory government, and by the last Tory-led government, which was propped up by their favourite stooges – the Lib Dems.

We are lucky to have two MPs in Emily Thornberry and Jeremy Corbyn who are champions of our community. I am proud to stand alongside Emily and Jeremy as they fight the election.

We need two Labour MPs for Islington to stand up for local people. We need them to help us to challenge Tory plans to force councils to sell off council homes. We need Emily and Jeremy to help us fight for fair funding for schools that will be hit by the Tories’ cuts to budgets. We need a strong Labour team to fight the Tory cuts to the council.

Let’s not forget that the Tories finished second in both constituencies at the last election, so a vote for anyone other than Labour only helps the hard Brexit Tories.

It’s a straight choice between Labour, on your side and making a difference, or the Tories and five more years of cuts and playing politics with our community.

RICHARD WATTS
Labour leader, Islington Council