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Ministers to oversee Tower Hamlets council amid concerns over leadership

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78% Informative

Government to appoint an envoy to monitor management decisions at the council.

Lutfur Rahman was banned from high office for five years for corrupt practices.

He was re-elected as mayor in 2022 after serving a five-year ban for corruption.

Council has been dogged by a series of controversies about public spending and appointments.

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81

Informative language

80

Neutral language

33

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

62

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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