Speaking after the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s comments that up to 8,000 police officers may be lost as a result of Government cuts, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM said: ‘The Commissioner’s warning of a return to the 1970s show just how wrong the Conservative Home Secretary is, in her claim that her cuts to the […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has today slammed Mayor Boris Johnson’s handling of the night tube scheme. Mr Dismore said: ‘First it was September. Then the Mayor promised it would be the Autumn. Now we’re told it won’t start until next year at the earliest. I’m talking of course about the Night Tube, the long promised […]
Read moreDear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreDear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreThe Metropolitan Police will consider plans to axe all local PCSOs at its Management Board meeting on the 29th September it has been revealed. The cuts could see neighbourhood policing teams reduced to just a single police officer for each ward despite having six officers (3 PCSOs, 2 PCs and a sergeant) only 3 years ago. Local Labour […]
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