Unmesh Desai | |
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 Unmesh in 2017 | |
| Member of the London Assembly for City and East | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John Biggs |
| Majority | 78,307 |
| Councillor on London Borough of Newham for East Ham Central (2002-2018) | |
| In office 1998–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Politician |
Unmesh Desai is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he has represented City and East in the London Assembly since 2016. He served as a councillor on the London Borough of Newham from 1998 until 2018,[1] representing East Ham Central from 2002 onwards. Desai has been an anti-racist activist since the 1970s, organising marches and demonstrations in response to a wave of racist murders, and helping to found the Newham Youth Movement to confront the rise in racial violence and injustice.[2]
- ^ "Unmesh Desai | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Walker, John. "Racism in Forest Gate in the 1970s and 1980s Part 2 - the fight back begins". Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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