High street pedestrianisation: government warns councils of the risks
Government highlights risks of pedestrianising England’s town centres The government believes pedestrianising high streets could help revive England’s town centres, but has warned councils against rushing into changes that could hurt local businesses. The warning was included in evidence given to MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, which is looking at ways […]
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Sadiq Khan trolls Zack Polanski by responding to him in Urdu in London Assembly
Earlier this week, Zack Polanski released a campaign video in which he spoke in Urdu. Sadiq Khan mocked Zack Polanski during a London Assembly meeting by responding to the Green Party leader in Urdu. This week, Polanski released a campaign video for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election in which he spoke in Urdu. Polanski, who […]
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Sadiq Khan’s conviction over an untaxed Nissan Micra is being withdrawn
Sadiq Khan’s car tax conviction is officially on its way out A conviction against London Mayor Sadiq Khan over an unlicensed 24-year-old Nissan Micra is set to be withdrawn, after the DVLA confirmed it will drop the case. The 55-year-old mayor was convicted last month after being prosecuted for failing to ensure the car was […]
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Ulez linked to healthier lungs in London’s children, major study finds
One of the most bitterly contested policies… In 2017, Jemima Hartshorn read that air pollution could stunt the lung growth of her newborn son. She did what few new parents have the energy for: she started a campaign group, Mums for Lungs, and spent the next several years arguing that London’s air was doing measurable […]
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North Sea Oil: Sadiq Khan urges Burnham to recommit on climate
The London mayor has spoken out. Sadiq Khan has called on the government to strengthen its climate action and cut Britain’s reliance on North Sea oil and gas, piling pressure on Andy Burnham as a decision on new drilling looms in the coming weeks. Pressure grows over North Sea oil The London mayor said Andy […]
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London crime falls as Sadiq Khan calls out Farage and Musk for ‘dystopian hellhole’ rhetoric
Don’t listen to the fearmongerers on X – London is safe and getting safer. Sadiq Khan has slammed right-wing voices for painting London as a “dystopian hellhole” as new stats show crime is falling in the capital. You’ve heard the warnings. You’ve seen the headlines. There are many voices on the right who would have […]
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