At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM questioned Mayor Sadiq Khan over the importance of extending coverage of the London Living Wage, recently increased to £10.55 per hour, to combat in work poverty in the capital. Mr Dismore asked: ‘What action are you taking to encourage London’s businesses to pay […]
Read moreIn response to the announcement that a new Low Emission Bus Zone will be introduced on the route between Kilburn and Maida Vale in 2019, cleaning up 240 buses taking this journey. Local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “Londoners health is continually put at risk by the dangerously toxic air in our capital. I’m delighted to see City […]
Read moreAt today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM questioned Mayor Sadiq Khan over the Government’s recent hostile announcements towards EU nationals in the UK and the impact on London businesses. Mr Dismore asked: ‘With less than five months to go until the date the UK is due to leave the EU, […]
Read moreDear Editor, This week, we have seen an important intervention made to ensure that our security arrangements with the European Union are protected after Brexit. With the looming possibility of a hard Brexit on the horizon, there is a real possibility that we may lose access to a number of existing arrangements vital to our capital’s security, such as Europol […]
Read moreCressida Dick: Ending violence on our streets is still the Met’s number-one priority – Standard By Cressida Dick Recently, a teacher wrote to me. His former pupil had been brutally and senselessly knifed to death. The teacher wrote profoundly and movingly of the boy he knew and taught, describing him as “just a good boy with a beautiful smile”. We […]
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