00:00An East London Labour councillor who has been banned from standing for re-election has defected
00:06to the Green Party, accusing her former party of institutional racism. During a council meeting
00:12earlier this month, as members prepared to vote on the annual budget, Hackney councillor for
00:17Brownswood, Soraya Adajari, criticised what she described as the Labour government's unacceptable
00:23level of local authority funding. She crossed the floor to support the opposition's alternative
00:29budget. Hackney's mayor later said she felt upset and disappointed by her decision, adding
00:35that she felt let down by someone she cared about. Councillor Adajari said she found the
00:40situation troubling after serving in the chamber for 12 years.
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