Who are these 'security' people people in Barham Park? Some questions.

Illustrative image - not an actual scene from Barham Park!

 

 

Dear Edtor,

In the past few weeks I have observed what  appears  to be security guards patrolling Barham Park.

 

They have been using high spec binoculars and questioning people in the park.

 

Could anyone answer  the following:

Why are they there?

Who are they?

Who is paying them?

Do they have the right to stop and question people?

Do they have the power to arrest or ban people from the park?

Also, surely this is a job for the community police  officers.

 

Be grateful if anyone can answer  the above?

 

Local (name supplied) 

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Full List of Labour Party selections for Brent Council elections in 2026

 1. Alperton Delroy Morrison, Judith Forbes, Mansoor Akram

2. Barnhill Robert Johnson, Rhoda Ibrahim

3. Brondesbury Park  Ryan Hack, Tashi Thomas

4. Cricklewood and Mapesbury Gwen Grahl, Tariq Dar

5. Dollis Hill Liz Dixon, Parvez Ahmed, Arshad Mahmood

6. Harlesden and Kensal Green Matt Kelcher, Mili Patel, Tina Amadi

7. Kenton John Poole, Janice Long, Fiona Mulaisho

8. Kilburn Rita Conneely, Anthony Malloy, Leeta Holmes

9. Kingsbury Saqib Butt, Jas Bajwa

10. Northwick Park Narinder Bajwa, Shymala Rajan-Vince

11. Preston Daniel Kennelly, Orleen Hylton

12. Queen's Park Lesley Smith, Neil Nerva, Marc Harris 

13. Queensbury Omid Fadakar, Simon Cheng, Sabah Ibrahim

14. Roundwood Jake Rubin, Fleur Donnelly-Jackson, Samiah Anderson

15. StonebridgeTrevor Blackman, Promise Knight, Abdi Aden

16. Sudbury Teo Benea, Greg Innes

17. Tokyngton Muhammed Butt, Krupa Sheth

18. Welsh Harp Iftekhar Ahmed, Mary Mitchell, Amer Agha

19. Wembley Central Anita Thakkar, Sonia Shah, Ketan Sheth

20. Wembley Hill  Lloyd Mcleish, Ishma Moeen, Joyce De Souza

21. Wembley Park Ajmal Akram, Apurval Saral 

22. Willesden Green Saqlain Choudry, Prema Thakkar, George Burn 

 

 

Exclusion of current councillors from the above list does not necessarily mean they have been deselected by the recent process. Like Shama Tatler, above, they may have decided not to stand as did Steve Crabb. Cllr Kathleen Fraser was barred from selection following her suspension.

'Half of the left councillors have be deselected' - first reactions to London Region sponsored Brent Council selections for May 2026 council election

 Results and comments from reliable sources are coming in as the selection of Labour candidates for the May 2026 council election are announced in letters to candidates. One insider said, 'Half of the left councillors have been deselected'.  The selections were made by the London region of the Labour Party rather than local Labour Party members.

Two high-profile  de-selections were the Labour Group whip Cllr Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam and Cabinet meber Harbi Farah. Cllr Jumbo Chan, an NEU member and backer of anti-academisation campaigns is another casualty along with Cllr Tony Ethapemi (Stonebridge) and Cllr Erica Gbajum (Brondesbury Park).

One disappointed candidate commiserated with another saying, 'Don't tak it to heart. The selection process was as corrupt as it's ever been. A pity because it looked hopeful for an even playing field this time, but not to be.'

I will update this blog post as more results and reactions come in. 

Further deselections;

 Cllr Rita Begum

Cllr Rajan-Seelan

Cllr Diana Collymore