Category Archives: Press Releases

Mayor’s secret plan for affordable home target of only 25% is an “absolute scandal”

  London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has called for Mayor of London to come clean following reports from Property Week magazine that the he is planning to fix a target of 25% for affordable homes in the capital’s key Housing Zones and opportunity areas. If introduced, the target would effectively prevent local authorities from being able to negotiate the number of affordable […]

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London football matches cost Met £2m a year to police

The Metropolitan Police should be given the power to recover all costs from policing football matches.  I have discovered new figures which show  the force spent almost two million pounds policing top-flight football matches in the capital last year.   (See me on LondonLive discussing the cost of football to the met.)   Despite facing budget cuts of 20% the […]

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My questions to the Mayor over HS2

HS2 (1)Question No: 2015/2256 Andrew Dismore Will you ensure that there is local community representation on the EAP Board considering the issue of HS2 and its impact on Euston? Written answer from the Mayor The EAP Board is a key body that brings together Camden Council, City Hall, TfL, Crossrail and HS2 to develop the regeneration of the Euston Station area on […]

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Dismore challenges Mayor over all night tube noise

  Yesterday I questioned Mayor Boris Johnson over the impact of the weekend all night tube service on local residents, during Mayor’s Question Time.   I asked the Mayor why there was no consultation with residents whose homes back on to overground sections of the tube like on long stretches of the Northern Line. I referred to comments from Julie who lives […]

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