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Mayor told to intervene in “unprecedented” Chinese Embassy application

Sir Sadiq Khan has continued to face calls to publicly oppose the construction of a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London and lobby the Housing...

TfL staff at risk of removal “left in limbo,” Mayor admits

Ministers have been urged to suspend new immigration laws after it emerged that up to 300 Transport for London (TfL) staff could be at...

Mayor hails “diverse” London for increased US tourist numbers

Sir Sadiq Khan has credited London’s “open, liberal and diverse” culture for the “surge” in American tourism to the capital. In what is likely a...

Pension credit helping thousands of low income older Londoners transform their lives

More than 4,400 older Londoners have claimed up to £21.5million in “vital” Pension Credit in the last year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS)...

New tall building site being recommended for skyscrapers plan

A new tall building site by Liverpool Street is being recommended to be included in the City of London Corporation’s forthcoming Local Plan effectively earmarking...

Power of storytelling shines at British Library festival

A celebration of creativity, culture, and compassion took centre stage at the British Library on Saturday 4 October, as publishers Author In Me (AIM)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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