Lutfur Rahman has been elected as mayor for Tower Hamlets (Aaron Chown/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)The extraordinary story of Lutfur Rahman’s political career in Tower Hamlets will interest students of the political and electoral history in the future. As an observer from across the council chamber, there was no visible evidence as to how and why he would secure the political support that he did. To create and lead a completely local political party within a single London Borough, with a population of over 300,000, is an extraordinary achievement.
However, his first two elections were mired in controversy and as is well known in 2015 he was disqualified from office by the High Court on seven grounds of corrupt and illegal practices.
