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Dalston Is Ditching Labour. Will London Turn Green?
April 23, 2026
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“Most of the people I know are quite disappointed with the direction of the Labour party.” Rivkah Brown visits the Ridley Road occupation in Dalston, where traders are resisting a landlord’s plans to redevelop the site of a 100-year-old street market and evict stallholders. One trader says it feels like the landlord and the Labour council are “more working to get us out than working with us.” Another says that the Ridley Road campaign has seen more support from the Greens than any other party.
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