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Leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell’s new term – and teary – speech in FULL

Leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell’s new term – and teary – speech in FULL

Cllr Elizabeth Campbell addressed the full council meeting as she took office for the third time. During the part of her speech that referred to out-going Deputy Leader Kim Taylor-Smith, Ms Campbell became gripped by emotion. As she considered her political "anchor" and friend and his contribution both to the council and to her personally, her voice cracked, tears flowed, and she became inaudible. After reaching for a glass of water, Ms...

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The Royal “boro” welcomes a new madam mayor – an “extrovert” native New Yorker

The Royal “boro” welcomes a new madam mayor – an “extrovert” native New Yorker

From The Citizen’s customary front-row perch on the Town Hall press bench, John Cookson looks on wryly as Kensington and Chelsea’s civic grandees gather beneath fibre optic chandeliers to perform one of local government’s oldest rituals — the solemn appointment of a brand new mayor. To the Town Hall in Hornton Street. A building possessing all the reassuring charm of an East German embassy crossed with a 1970s insurance headquarters. Designed...

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