Category Archives: Press Releases

Mayor’s failing Rental Standard will take 103 years to hit target at current rate

London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM has questioned London Mayor Boris Johnson’s commitment to private renters in Barnet after it was revealed that at the current rate of progress it will take him over one hundred years to hit his target of getting 100,000 of the capital’s landlords signed up to minimum standards. Despite promising to hit is target by May […]

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Andrew Dismore challenges Mayor over Police Cuts

Andrew Dismore, Labour parliamentary candidate for Hendon challenged Mayor Boris Johnson over the cuts to the Metropolitan Police at Mayor’s Question Time. https://vimeo.com/123289650 Mr Dismore asked the Mayor about police numbers in Barnet, but he refused to answer a series of questions about the performance of the police in Barnet, which Mr Dismore said was suffering due to the Mayor’s […]

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Dismore claims Stirling Corner victory

Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Hendon and  London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has today received final confirmation that the traffic lights at Stirling Corner will remain as 24/7 permanently (Mayor’s answer below) Mr Dismore said: ‘This has been a campaign that has taken years to resolve, initially due to the refusal of Barnet Council, under the then […]

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Dismore challenges Mayor over rough sleepers

Andrew Dismore, Labour parliamentary candidate for Hendon and London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden yesterday challenged Mayor Johnson over his poor record on street homeless. (https://vimeo.com/120485732) Mr Dismore told the Mayor that the amount he allocated to rough sleeping initiatives had flat lined at £8.45 million for the whole of London and was set to stay that way into […]

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Dismore backs alternative City Hall budget for extra 1,000 police officers in London

Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Hendon and  London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today backed Labour’s alternative budget proposals for the Greater London Authority ( summary below), incuding1,000 extra police officers, a reversal and freezing of this year’s transport fares increase, and a housing  investment company to commission directly the construction of new homes. Mr Dismore said: ‘ […]

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