Noah Vickers

<p>Mike Freer, Conservative MP for Finchley and Golders Green</p>
Politics

MP says safety is constant worry as he re-opens arson-attacked office

The Tory MP for Finchley and Golders Green said he had made changes to his own security following the attack

16 May 2024
<p>Mayor Sadiq Khan and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper walk and speak with police officers in Earlsfield</p>
London

Mayor pledges 1,300 new Met officers - but only if Labour gains power

The mayor has been criticised for the Met Police falling short in its recruitment targets last year by more than 1,000 officers

27 Mar 2024
<p>The Green Party's Zoe Garbett, joined by London Assembly candidates at the launch of her mayoral campaign</p>
London

Green London mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett launches her campaign

The candidate warned that London has become ‘far too expensive’ for ‘too many people’

26 Mar 2024
<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan has argued that bringing back pre-9am free travel for older Londoners is not currently financially feasible</p>
London

Mayor under pressure over pre-9am travel for older Londoners

Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall and Green candidate Zoë Garbett have both pledged to bring the perk back, but the mayor says it is not currently viable

25 Mar 2024
<p>Data has revealed the number of scheduled bus journeys in London cut between 2022 and 2023</p>
Transport

Almost 700,000 London bus journeys cut last year, data reveals

Sadiq Khan’s spokesman said the mayor had “done everything in his powers to protect bus services across the capital”

23 Mar 2024
<p>Labour mayor Sadiq Khan and Tory MP Andrew Rosindell</p>
London

Mayor hits back at Tory MP's call for 'independence' from City Hall

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell said his constituents were ‘appalled’ by the Labour mayor’s ‘catastrophic’ reign

23 Mar 2024
<p>Tory party chairman Richard Holden MP</p>
Politics

Tory chairman warns party is facing 'much tougher' local elections

The MP said however there is ‘no real love or interest in Labour’, even in party leader Sir Keir Starmer’s own constituency

22 Mar 2024
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London

London's £2,000-a-year council tax bombshell

Residents in 15 of London’s 33 local authorities will be charged at least £2,000 from April if they are living in Band D properties or higher

21 Mar 2024
<p>London mayoral candidate Brian Rose</p>
London

Ex-banker Brian Rose declares he will stand again for London mayor

Mr Rose previously stood in the 2021 mayoral election, garnering 1.2 per cent of the vote

20 Mar 2024
<p>Uncertainty over regulations requiring second staircases in tall buildings have meant that thousands of homes across London have stalled</p>
London

Thousands more London homes are stalled amid fire safety uncertainty

Tall buildings will soon be required to have second staircases, but lingering uncertainty over the specifics of the rule has delayed thousands of homes

20 Mar 2024
<p>London mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed trialling ‘women’s safety audits’</p>
London

Mayor pledges to use 'lived experience' of women to make London safer

It comes after Tory candidate Susan Hall said that the mayor ‘just isn’t listening’ to women about their experiences of harassment and assault

20 Mar 2024
<p>Lib Dem London mayoral candidate Rob Blackie </p>
London

Lib Dem mayoral candidate takes aim at Khan as he launches campaign

The candidate said Labour’s Sadiq Khan ‘blames everyone else’ for failures on crime, while Tory candidate Susan Hall is ‘beyond the pale’

19 Mar 2024
<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, seated next to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan</p>
Politics

Starmer backs Khan for third term - but shies away from key policies

The Labour leader refused to explicitly endorse the mayor’s Ulez expansion, and suggested that he would not allow rent controls in London

18 Mar 2024
<p>Sadiq Khan speaks as he launches his re-election campaign in West Londo
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Politics

Sadiq Khan in 40,000 council homes pledge but Tories slam his record

He stresses the prospect of a Labour government and Labour mayor are a ‘once in a generation” chance to ease London’s housing crisis

18 Mar 2024
<p>Michael Gove stepping up pressure on Sadiq Khan to build more homes in London</p>
Politics

Michael Gove tells Sadiq Khan to review London Plan in new homes row

The Cabinet minister announced £500,000 of specialist planning support to help the building of 7,200 more homes in Greenwich and Newham

18 Mar 2024
<p>Conservative assembly member Tony Devenish</p>
Crime

London Tory warns of 'blatantly visible' drug taking on city's streets

Sadiq Khan said Londoners should call the police if they witness habitual drug taking

15 Mar 2024
<p>The mayor promised the ban in his 2021 election manifesto</p>
London

Mayor urged to honour pledge and ban gambling ads from Tube and buses

The ban had been held up due to fear of legal challenges, the mayor’s health advisor says

15 Mar 2024
<p>The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) oversees the work of the Met Police</p>
London

Sadiq Khan's police watchdog reprimanded for 'avoidable' data breach

Almost 400 people were affected by the breach, which was said to have ‘the potential to jeopardise public confidence in the criminal justice system’

14 Mar 2024
<p>The first of the new CCTV cameras has been installed at Peckham Library's bus stop</p>
Transport

CCTV cameras to be trialled in bus shelters to boost safety

TfL also revealed that it has hired 15 enforcement officers to make night patrols across London’s transport network

14 Mar 2024
<p>London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday gave a speech about tackling crime</p>
London

Sadiq Khan warns rising cost of living is fuelling crime in London

Policing minister Chris Philp accused the mayor of making London ‘a more dangerous place’ and of ‘wasting’ money

14 Mar 2024
<p>The mayor called on ministers to ‘urgently reinstate mortgage payment holidays to prevent a wave of repossessions’</p>
London

London homeowners still facing £200 higher mortgages since mini-budget

The Treasury said high interest rates are being seen ‘across the developed world’ and the UK is ‘no different’

13 Mar 2024