Claire Kober's resignation comes after a split within the local Labour party over a proposed £2 billion housing project known as the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV).
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Cllr Claire Kober announced that she will be resigning after a split within the local Labour party over a proposed £2 billion housing project known as the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV).
Kober said she was “disillusioned” when supporters of Jeremy Corbyn campaigned against a housing scheme in her borough, known as the Haringey Development Vehicle.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has opposed the project, which has been criticised by many on the left of the party and, in an unusual move, Labour’s National Executive Committee halted the development.
Claire Kober has been the leader of Labour’s Haringey Council for the last ten years and will resign at the May local elections. She stated that differences arose with activist group Momentum.
Announcing on Twitter that she was standing down, Ms Kober took a thinly veiled swipe at the pro-Corbyn campaign group, whose members have been active in selection battles for the forthcoming council elections.
Praising council colleagues, Ms Kober said: “I am only sorry that many have been denied the opportunity to stand once again.”
Critics of the HDV have described the scheme as “social cleansing”, while Ms Kober, who has led the council since 2008, returned fire by hitting out at “ideological dogmas”.
The £2bn scheme would see the transfer of council assets and land into a 50/50 partnership with a private developer.
In her letter of resignation, she said: “It is hard to put into words how difficult it has been to reach this decision. The last ten years have been an absolute privilege and at the moment, it’s impossible to imagine what could match being able to help people and change things for the better in the way that everyone in local government does every day. ”
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Cllr Claire Kober announced that she will be resigning after a split within the local Labour party over a proposed £2 billion housing project known as the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV).
Kober said she was “disillusioned” when supporters of Jeremy Corbyn campaigned against a housing scheme in her borough, known as the Haringey Development Vehicle.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has opposed the project, which has been criticised by many on the left of the party and, in an unusual move, Labour’s National Executive Committee halted the development.
Claire Kober has been the leader of Labour’s Haringey Council for the last ten years and will resign at the May local elections. She stated that differences arose with activist group Momentum.
Announcing on Twitter that she was standing down, Ms Kober took a thinly veiled swipe at the pro-Corbyn campaign group, whose members have been active in selection battles for the forthcoming council elections.
Praising council colleagues, Ms Kober said: “I am only sorry that many have been denied the opportunity to stand once again.”
Critics of the HDV have described the scheme as “social cleansing”, while Ms Kober, who has led the council since 2008, returned fire by hitting out at “ideological dogmas”.
The £2bn scheme would see the transfer of council assets and land into a 50/50 partnership with a private developer.
In her letter of resignation, she said: “It is hard to put into words how difficult it has been to reach this decision. The last ten years have been an absolute privilege and at the moment, it’s impossible to imagine what could match being able to help people and change things for the better in the way that everyone in local government does every day. ”
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