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The new Speaker of Hackney, Cllr Michael Desmond. - Credit: Hackney council Hackney welcomes the return of Cllr Michael Desmond as the borough s latest civic representative. Cllr Kam Adams stepped down from the role he held for two years after Cllr Desmond was elected as Speaker of Hackney for a second time at the council s annual general meeting on April 27. Cllr Desmond was last elected as speaker in 2013 and has lived in Hackney for nearly 35 years. The Hackney Downs Ward councillor s top priorities for the coming year are fundraising for and promoting the aims of his two chosen charities, St Joseph s Hospice and Hackney Empire. ....