Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has just been sent the unwelcome news, that London Mayor Boris Johnson has said he won’t intervene to stop the Abbots waste depot plan – and Barnet can take the decisions for itself. Andrew Dismore, the Labour London Assembly member, who has just been formally notified of the decision said: […]
Read moreAt the London Assembly plenary today Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged the Mayor’s chief of staff Sir Edward Lister over the implications of the Government’s student visa policy for London’s economy . ( video link) Sir Edward had previously reported to the Assembly that the numbers of Indian students had halved between 2009 and […]
Read moreAt Mayor’s Question Time Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged Mayor Boris Johnson over the proposal from Hampstead and Frognal residents to ‘crowd source’ their own extra ward police officers, in light of the cuts to their Safer Neighbourhood Teams. (video link attached) Mr Dismore told the Mayor: ‘Residents in Hampstead, where there have been […]
Read moreSpeaking 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 morePress release: immediate 16/10/15 Andrew 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 […]
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