Category Archives: Economy

West Ham escapes £43,000 in policing costs under Boris Johnson’s “sweetheart” Olympic Stadium deal

West Ham have managed to escape over £43,000 in policing costs for their recent home game against Stoke, new figures show. The information was provided by Sadiq Khan in response to a Mayor’s Question from Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM.  Mr Dismore blasted former mayor, Boris Johnson, for the deal done between West Ham and the London Legacy […]

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Londoners fork out “eye watering” £5m for policing football matches

Taxpayers handed over more than £5 million to police London’s football matches last season, new figures show. In response to a Mayor’s Question from Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM, Mayor Sadiq Khan stated that the money spent last season was enough to fund an additional 93 officers on London’s streets. Mr Dismore urged the Home Secretary to push […]

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