Crossrail delay
Please see this Crossrail update on the recently announced delay.
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Dismore questions Police Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Mayor over Brexit and serious implications of ‘no deal’
At this week’s London Assembly Police and Crime Committee Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, questioned Cressida Dick Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Craig Mackey Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Policing Sophie Linden over the implications of Brexit for policing and security. The Deputy Commissioner confirmed that we will be less safe as a result […]
Read moreLetter to editors on skills
Dear Editor, With our changing economic landscape and the many challenges presented by Brexit, it is vital that all Londoners are equipped with the training and skills needed for the jobs of tomorrow. Businesses of all sizes in our capital also need to be able to access talent locally, as well as further afield. However, due to deep and sustained […]
Read moreLondon football clubs continue to short-change Met police on costs of keeping fans safe
Ahead of the new football season, renewed calls have been made for London’s football clubs to pay more towards matchday policing costs. This comes after new figures show that taxpayers handed over £5 million to police London’s football matches last season. Analysis of the data obtained by London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, reveals that this amount would be enough […]
Read moreFurther questions for Post Office on Camden Town closure scheme
Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore says that plans to relocate and privatise Camden Town Post Office are “ill- thought through”. Mr Dismore wrote to the Post Office in July asking why the decision had been taken, when he had received a written assurance in February that no plans to do exactly that existed. He also […]
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