Dagenham

He pointed to Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick's recent comments that in Dagenham the "British population has reduced by 50% in the last 25 years" as proof.

Jesse Kolo, 38, of Daybrook Close, Dagenham, who had worked at the pharmaceuticals firm, was jailed for five years and four months for his part in the export of cocaine.

Nazir Ali is a service manager with trading standards in the east London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Nazir says in Barking and Dagenham they have seen a drop in the number of vapes reaching young people.

Kara Alexander, 47, of Dagenham, was found guilty of murdering Elijah Thomas, two, and Marley Thomas, five, at their Cornwallis Road home in 2022.