Daily Telegraph running a nasty story attacking Camden’s support for refugees and asylum seekers, with truly vile comments from national and Camden Tories. Not repeating the story but here is my response:

At Bloomsbury Baptist Church for an inter-faith coffee morning, with Camden's diverse faith organisations, serving their religious communities by supporting vital social action to help those in need. Celebrating and drawing strength from Camden’s #diversity. #Camden www.tiktok.com/@richard.ols...

Delighted to be at Holborn Community Association’s building community event with councillor Anna Wright, celebrating HCA’s work supporting people in the community of all ages.

At Hampstead School for #GCSE results this morning. Congratulations to every student. Great results and a testimony to them, the school and Camden Learning, for overcoming the effects of COVID lockdowns during their primary/secondary transition years. Well done! vm.tiktok.com/ZNHGfExpe4kK...

My mother took me for lunch here when I was 11 and I’ll always remember we had strawberries out of season, an absolute first for both of us 🤩

Starting at the top. First meeting of the day in Camden’s tallest building. Good to meet #BTTower new owners, MCR Hotels, for site visit and to hear their plans for its future. A great opportunity to open this London icon to public, to support local economy and community.

A great @CamdenLabour team out this evening, with our West Hampstead by-election candidate, Francesca Reynolds (@CescaReynolds). Lots of doorstep conversations on schools, transport, the need for new affordable housing. #VoteLabour 28 August

Deputy Leader of Camden Tories Shiva Tiwari’s abusive behaviour towards shop staff — in a business in his own ward — is appalling & wholly unacceptable. This falls far below the standards expected of any Camden Cllr. Shiva must resign & the whip must immediately be removed. tinyurl.com/bdhxfk7b

A great day in #Google offices in Pancras Square with 100 year 12 Camden school students, completing a week's work experience. On a judging panel for their presentations marketing Google Pixel to Gen Z; fantastic energy, enthusiasm and great ideas. #workexperience www.tiktok.com/@richard.ols...

At #LGAConf25, delighted to put pen to canvas to confirm @CamdenCouncil joining the Cooperative Councils Innovation Network. All the sweeter to sign up as Camden’s first official Labour and Coop Party Leader. #OurCoopDifference

Great to be at Glastonbury…Street party! Huge thanks to all the organisers for putting on such a fabulous community event.

I just happened to be passing #Camden’s London AI Campus, as Keir Starmer announced £187 million of govt funding to bring #digital and #AI skills into classrooms and communities, so I posted this on #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZNdSEHAF7/ More info: bit.ly/4eeaSVX

In Camden, we believe we will be a fairer, more creative and innovative place to work, visit and live in if we can harness different perspectives and experience. That’s why we are fully committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. More info: www.camden.gov.uk/equality-div... #EDI #DEI

Check out this #retrofit project from Camden Council: installing air source heat pumps, loft insulation, LED lighting, double glazing, and solar PV at Hampstead School 🌻 @richardolszewski.bsky.social www.salixfinance.co.uk/news/climate...

Joint statement from Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. www.gov.uk/government/n...

A perfect sunny day on the #LabourDoorstep in Gospel Oak with @MarcusBoyland, @LarraineRevah, Matt Sudlow and Ffion. Listening to residents in the Isokon Building and surrounding streets, discussing action on crime, our high-performing schools and supporting cycling.

In addition to celebrating #VEDay80, today is personally poignant, as it is the 80th anniversary of the US Army liberating Mauthausen concentration camp in central Austria, where my father was a prisoner. Always thankful for the men and women who gave so much to liberate us all from Nazi tyranny.

Work for a council and wonder why you should #JoinAUnion? Here’s why👇 theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m… To join Unison @unison.org.uk: join.unison.org.uk To join GMB @gmb.org.uk: gmb.org.uk/join-gmb

Just brilliant! So important to children and families - and us all. Hats off to all those who work day in, day out in Camden to improve children’s lives.

What a top team! Out this evening on the #LabourDoorstep in Fortune Green w/ @LornaLGreenwood, @EddieHanson, @CescaReynolds and @suleiman_osman1. Good discussions with residents on traffic calming, the water industry, and Camden children’s and adult services rated ’Outstanding’.

Fantastic news! Camden’s Children’s Services rated ‘outstanding’ by #Ofsted - for second time. Huge thanks to all the Camden Council staff, whose dedication, and cooperative working with partners and agencies, has delivered such brilliant support for our children. news.camden.gov.uk/camdens-chil...

Really pleased that three @CamdenCouncil schools are part of @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's Greener Schools initiative that will save running costs AND reduce CO2 emissions: 🏫Agar Children's Centre 🌞Regent High ⚡️Torriano Primary. Less money on bills, more on books.

John was a legendary figure in Camden politics over four decades. A great mentor to me as a young councillor and a source of fond memories. He gave Camden financial stability while driving radical action on housing and left us a fine legacy.

I don’t normally take photos of service covers but good to see @CelticFC immortalised on the streets of Highgate. 😄

Great to be on the #Labourdoorstep in Highgate this evening with ward councillor, Anna Wright, and a top @camdenlabour.bsky.social team, including councillor Tricia Leman and the fab, Angela Mason.

Happy 60th birthday, London Borough of Camden! Here are the minutes of the very first meeting of Camden Council on 1 April 1965. A pleasure to have worked in later years, with two great @camdenlabour.bsky.social figures who were present that day, Roger Robinson and long-serving Leader, Roy Shaw.

Great #NHS initiative on cervical cancer elimination. #cervicalcancer www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...

Very proud of this work, coordinated by my daughter 🤩 www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...

Islamophobic abuse aimed at @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social has doubled in past yr - a terrible indictment of social media, & a reminder of why we must stand united during such difficult times. There is no place for such hatred. I stand in solidarity with our Mayor. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A pleasure to address @LondonCoop Party annual conference as Camden’s first 'Labour and Cooperative' Leader. Talking about Camden’s work to promote community cohesion, suport food coops & how #cooperative values inform what we do, from Camden Learning to our missions. #londonmutualmissions

🔑Private Renter in #WestHampstead or #FortuneGreen? Come along to our Private Renters Advice Surgery. Meet council staff & your local Labour Cllrs who will signpost you to the support & resources available to you. 📍Thur 26 Mar |  6 - 8pm | Sidings Community Centre @richardolszewski.bsky.social

Great on the #LabourDoorstep today in West Hampstead w/ this fab team of @CamdenLabour councillors and local Labour members. Huge recognition for the local LABOUR councillors, Sharon Hardwick and Nazma Rahman, supporting residents. Not a single mention of Tory councillors.

🏗 Big milestone in Kilburn! Camden has topped out 139 new homes on Abbey Road — incl. 46 affordable — as part of Camden Labour’s plan to deliver 4,850 new homes borough-wide. Hear from @richardolszewski.bsky.social Cllr Nasrine Djemai & Cllr Sagal Abdi-Wali on what this means ⬇️

Great to be out on #InternationalWomensDay with the redoubtable, Pat Callaghan, #CamdenTown councillor and council Deputy Leader; spreading the word on @CamdenLabour’s cost of living support, a vital lifeline for many women in Camden. #IWD2025 #CamdenWomen

📢 Camden’s Budget 2025 – Live Now! Tonight, Labour's Camden Council sets the 2025-2026 budget, continuing to invest in our borough and deliver for local people. 📺 Watch live now here: civico.net/camden/20100... Take a look at some of the highlights announced tonight! ⬇️

⚖️ A budget that works for everyone! 🏡 More affordable homes 👶 Better support for young people 💰 Investment in public services 📢 Backing local businesses & communities Labour is delivering real change in Camden. #LabourDelivers #CamdenBudget2025

📢 Camden’s Budget 2025 – Live Tonight! Tonight, Labour's Camden Council sets the 2025 budget, continuing to invest in our borough and deliver for local people. 📺 Watch live from 7pm here: civico.net/camden/20100-C… We’ll be sharing updates throughout the night – stay tuned! ⬇️

Top canvassing session this weekend on St Pancras Way estate with fab @CamdenLabour councillor for Camden Square, Tricia Lehman. Picking up casework and hearing residents concerns about the cost of living. Great back up on the doorstep from @SuberAbdikarim and @martinplaut.

Fortune Green is blooming lovely. A big shout out to Friends of Fortune Green for making it so.

Great to see Camden's £1m extra street cleaning investment in action 😃 Including regular jet washing of high streets – now reinstated after the years of austerity 🧹 @camdenlabour.bsky.social @richardolszewski.bsky.social

Camden grimebusters on the scene! Great to see Camden Council’s enhanced pavement cleaning service in West End Lane, this morning.

Official: Camden is OUTSTANDING! 🎖️ Great news! Camden's adult social care service has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The first council to achieve this. Huge thanks to our brilliant staff & partners, for providing such excellent services for our residents 👉 bit.ly/43iHqui

Sunday Conversations 1. Out yesterday on Sidings estate, listening to residents, including catching up with tenants association chair, Tracey Shackle. Frustration at slow progress on parking; working w/ fellow Labour cllr, Lorna Greenwood to push council officers to get the new controls implemented

On the Clem Attlee estate w/ Hammersmith & Fulham Labour team and Leader, Stephen Cowan, campaigning for Lillie ward by-election candidate, Lydia Paynter. Lots of support and appreciation for Hammersmith & Fulham council's record of delivery, & her fantastic predecessor, @chelfulhamben.bsky.social

A nice freezing cold #Labour winter canvas last night on Sidings estate, with fellow councillor, Lorna Greenwood, and local Camden Labour volunteers. Listening to residents’ concerns on heating failures, and parking controls on the estate. Will push the council to fix the problems.

🚨🚨Calling private renters in Camden‼️ Special advice session for private sector tenants 🗓️ Tonight ⌚️ 6pm to 8pm 🏢 Camden Town Hall - Claudia Jones Room 📍 Judd Street WC1H 9JE Get help on 💷 Cost of living 💡 Energy bills 🤜 advice on #Labour’s new renters' rights laws #PRS #privatetenants

TWO MILLION!!! #Labour has delivered two million extra #NHS appointments in just five months. A Labour government making a difference to people’s lives. 👏🏻👏🏻

A total pleasure to celebrate @Mike-Katz’s entry into the House of Lords as The Lord Katz. Thoroughly well-deserved and brilliant addition to the the Labour Party Lords team.