Comment from Councillor James Slater after being selected by the Labour group in Camden to be the next council leader. ‘It’s a huge honour to have been selected by my colleagues to be the next leader of Camden Labour and Camden Council. ‘I moved to this borough a decade ago and fell in love with Camden’s creativity, diversity and opportunity. I’ve seen it firsthand while living in all corners of our borough, and serving our diverse communities as a school and NHS governor, trustee, volunteer and now as a councillor. ‘My mission is simple: I want every resident, in every part of Camden, to share in the borough’s success. That means working tirelessly to improve opportunities for young people, tackling the housing crisis, and transforming our public services.’

Sagal Abdi-Wali makes it nine former Camden councillors now serving as MPs in the House of Commons. Production line includes Georgia Gould, Tulip Siddiq, Laura Trott, Chris Philip, Sian Berry, Danny Beales, Nick Smith and Lloyd Hatton.

New Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali's by-election victory has triggered another raft of abusive online messages in response to news reports. She told the CNJ today that would not be deterred and that part of the way to beat the trolls was to have more people coming forward from diverse communities into public roles. She added there was a need for a "wider conversation" with tech companies about responsibility for what they allow to be posted.