Dear 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 moreBarnet Council’s Conservative administration’s ‘head in the sand’ attitude towards Brexit is beyond negligent. Having argued for Brexit , the local Conservatives from the MPs down are ignoring the rapidly approaching Brexit juggernaut. No deal, bad deal , or an unlikely good deal- all have consequences for the Council’s own services as well as for all the other public services […]
Read moreResponding to the announcement that the London Living Wage is rising to £10.55, Labour’s London Assembly Economy Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “This significant boost to the London Living Wage will be a fantastic help to those struggling to get by. “In London, we feel the rising cost of living more acutely than anywhere else, particularly due to the extremely […]
Read moreBackground Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union provides for an EU Member State to leave the EU with or without a withdrawal agreement or ‘deal’. The EU and the UK aim to reach agreement on the UK’s terms for withdrawal and on the framework for future relations, hopefully by November, but possibly December. This will allow just enough […]
Read moreAt today’s City Hall Plenary meeting Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM moved a motion to recognise the importance of Diwali in the lives of Hindu, Sikh and Jain Londoners and the importance of teaching Diwali in London schools. In moving the motion, Mr Dismore said: ‘Diwali is celebrated by many thousands of Londoners in […]
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