Category Archives: Press Releases

Dismore reveals appalling scandal of lost Barnet police- 98 officers a week sent out of Borough

Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Hendon and London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today published up to date figures, which reveal the extent that Barnet police officers are  being sent to perform duties out of the Borough ( see answers to Mayor’s questions below). Over the last 6 months of  last year, officers were abstracted ( i.e. sent […]

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Dismore condemns Barnet Conservative MPs for voting for pension changes that put the public’s and firefighters’ lives at risk

Andrew Dismore Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and  Camden, London  Fire Authority member and parliamentary  candidate for Hendon today condemned Barnet’s three Conservative MPs for voting against Labour’s House of Commons motion on Fire Service pensions, as they  instead the backed cuts to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme. Andrew Dismore said ‘The  changes that the Conservative  Government is making to […]

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Dismore challenges Mayor and Police Commissioner over abstractions from Barnet and Camden, CCTV and burglary

Andrew Dismore Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Parliamentary candidate for Hendon questioned the London Mayor and the Police Commissioner over policing in Barnet and Camden during the London Assembly plenary on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Dismore said: “It is appalling that the Met is way behind its target for officers being taken away from the boroughs for […]

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Mayor ‘loses it’ under Dismore’s challenge over 90% cuts in education and youth programmes

Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Hendon and  London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden yesterday challenged Mayor Boris Johnson over his secret plans to cut education and youth services by 90%. When Mr Dismore confronted the Mayor with his GLA policy paper at Mayor’s Question Time , the Mayor firstly denied all knowledge of it (even though it is […]

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Fire brigade response times increase in 6 Barnet wards after Boris Johnson’s fire station closures

Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, and member of the London Fire Authority  has today revealed figures which show that 6 of Barnet’s  wards now have   slower fire brigade response times, after London Mayor Boris Johnson closed 10 fire  stations and 14 fire engines last year. Mr Dismore said: ‘It  is  not surprising that the […]

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