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Kumail Jaffer | Local Democracy Reporter

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London

London taxis barely competing with uncapped number of private hire drivers

Transport for London (TfL) and the Government must take radical action on private hire licensing to combat the “steep decline” in the amount of...
Economy

Mayor needs more fiscal powers to avoid “ugly” decisions on taxing Londoners

Ministers have been warned that if they fail to give the Mayor of London more power to raise revenue from tourism, it will lead...
London

Anti-social behaviour officers will be scrapped to boost neighbourhood policing

The Metropolitan Police will redeploy officers dedicated to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) to neighbourhood policing teams. The staff work with local authorities across London, and...
Economy

Boroughs and Mayor need to formalise relationship to speed up funding delivery for Londoners

London’s boroughs need a “Combined Board” model to help speed up decision-making and service delivery for the capital’s residents, the Mayor has been told. Cllr...
Education

“Education not keeping up with technology”: Deputy Mayor calls for curriculum reform to teach children about online harms

London’s children need a reformed school curriculum to protect them from increasing exposure to online harms and inappropriate content, the capital’s Deputy Mayor for...
Housing

Skilled worker “crisis” hindering London’s ambitious housebuilding targets

A skilled worker “crisis” in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets with a housing association saying last year it relied on...
Elections

“I have the best job in politics”, as Sir Sadiq Khan intends fourth term run

Sir Sadiq Khan has said he does intend to run for a fourth term as Mayor of London. The Mayor ruled out a return...
Housing

Ministers must act to save “uniquely exposed” Londoners from leasehold dangers

Leasehold homes are a “source of problems and financial stress” for Londoners who “cannot and should not wait any longer” for radical reforms to...
London

TfL must ‘do more’ as physical assaults and hate crimes rise

Transport for London (TfL) must do more to crack down on the “disgraceful” number of bus drivers being assaulted in London, the UK’s largest...
London

Mayor told to “come clean” after TfL suppressed report showing LTNs don’t cut car use

Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to “come clean” over whether he was involved in suppressing taxpayer-funded research that showed Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)...
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