London The Observer London’s Labour leaders in new row over Walthamstow regeneration plans Council leader and local MP Stella Creasy under fire over housing proposals where just 20% of homes will be ‘affordable’ Stella Creasy, the MP for Walthamstow, is in danger of deselection by local party activists. Divisions over a flagship regeneration scheme in Walthamstow – now a magnet for younger middle-class homebuyers – led to its council leader rebuking shadow chancellor John McDonnell after he publicly suggested that the development plans should be dropped. On 8 February, McDonnell addressed a meeting in Walthamstow convened by a group opposed to the plans. Taaffe has also organised protests, including one slated to take place in Walthamstow town square on 24 February. She is also the daughter of Peter Taaffe, the veteran Militant and Sociaist party leader who now harbours hopes of being readmitted to Labour.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2018 22:07 UTC