Inspectors said an unchallenged executive was an ongoing problem at the council, led by Lutfur Rahman.

But in 2010 a Channel Four investigation linked Mr Rahman to the alleged fundamentalist group the Islamic Forum of Europe.

Ministers formally intervene at east London council after 'toxic' culture found - Ministerial intervention comes after report ...

After months of campaigning, Tower Hamlets council has committed to divest its pension fund from investments complicit in ...

The government will send ministerial envoys into Tower Hamlets Council to tackle ... Lutfur Rahman, who leads the Aspire party. Rahman was banned from public office in 2015 when it was found ...