Category Archives: Economy

Dismore challenges Deputy Mayor over £600 million investment in innovation, businesses, skills, employment and job creation at risk due to Brexit

At today’s London Assembly Plenary concerning the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM asked the deputy Mayor for Business Rajesh Agrawal what would be the consequences of the loss of European Union Social Fund (ESF) and Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grants, used to create jobs and support business growth in […]

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Londoners call for UK to remain in Single Market

A petition with almost 2,765 signatures from has been submitted to the London Assembly calling for the UK to remain in the Single Market despite leaving the European Union (EU). Andrew Dismore, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden submitted the petition at a meeting of the Assembly on Wednesday 8th February. (video here) The petition, gathered by community campaigners […]

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Brexit briefing: EU migration

 EU and non-EU migration into London and the UK Long-term international migration to the UK has increased in recent years. Total long-term net migration (i.e. inflows minus outflows[1]) into the UK has risen from 268,000 in the year ending June 2010 to 385,000 in the year ending June 2016 (see chart 1).[2] This is considerably higher than the government’s net […]

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