Tulip Siddiq

I was disappointed not to be able to attend the Pan-London Somali Youth Event last week but I heard from Awale Olad that it was a huge success. Awale is the Chairman of the Somali Youth Development Resource Centre (SYDRC) in Kentish Town, just off Bartholomew Road. He invited me to this event, which was [...]

Over the weekend, I organised a campaigning session for London Young Labour with Rushanara Ali, who is Labour’s parliamentary candidate in Bethnal Green and Bow. You can see my photos here. In spite of the miserable weather, several LYL members turned up and it was a fantastic day of canvassing. We spent most of the [...]

Today was very exciting as I was invited to Downing Street for a party with other London Young Labour members. The Prime Minister thanked us for all our work during the Mayoral elections. I’ve met Mr Brown a few times before but he seemed more relaxed than I’ve seen him on previous occasions and his [...]

I went to the Mayor making ceremony in the Town Hall today and I was delighted to be named as one of the escorts for the new Camden Mayor. You can see the photos from the event here. Congratulations to Mayor Nurul Islam who outlined his impressive mayoral theme for this year. I am especially [...]

I decided that I deserved a holiday after campaigning endlessly for the Mayoral elections so I went to sunny Malta with friends. I had a great time but I have to admit that it was difficult coming back to London with the knowledge that Ken was no longer in charge. However, the disappointing results were [...]