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@sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social launches growth plan to 'turbocharge' London economy, with '£11,000-in-your-pocket' claim www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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In a final set of questions before the passing of his budget yesterday, @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social was urged by Lib Dem AM Gareth Roberts to ringfence funding to protect London's Royal Parks Police. It's still unclear if the specialist unit will be cut... www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Council agrees to pay disabled resident £400 after cars trapped him in his home www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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In answer to a recent written question, the mayor has said it is “unlikely” that the rising number of 20mph roads is having more than a “negligible” impact on bus speeds - as “overall journey times are largely dictated by junction delays”. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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A levy on tickets to London’s biggest stadium and arena concerts should be used to support the capital’s struggling grassroots music venues, a new @londonassembly.bsky.social report has concluded. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Proposals for a 'London Art Trail' spanning all 32 boroughs - put forward by Lord Bailey and backed unanimously by the rest of @londonassembly.bsky.social - have been turned down by Sadiq Khan's deputy mayor for culture, who cited the costs involved www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Transport for London is being forced to find some £23m in savings as a result of Rachel Reeves' hike in employers' National Insurance contributions. I'm told this will not mean cutting staff - but it's unclear at this stage where savings will be made www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall says she wants to throw @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social into a black hole, in a row over London's finances www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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The former Mayfair home of the Romantic poet and artist William Blake could be turned into a cultural hub and education centre, under plans supported by the @londonassembly.bsky.social... www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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New: On @lbc.co.uk today, @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social faced questions over the issue of “toxic air” along London’s canals - and what he's going to do about it www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Schools face funding squeeze amid falling London birth rate www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Sadiq Khan ignores a cross-party request from the @londonassembly.bsky.social to earmark funding in his budget for legal action against Heathrow expansion. Mayor's spox: "Only after any new proposals come forward [from Heathrow] can any next steps be decided." www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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NEW: In remarks to 28 ambassadors from across the EU today, Sadiq Khan will say that the Government should “be bold” and seize “the benefits of the single market and customs union”. Labour's manifesto promised no return to either www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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Excl: One year on from the publication of London's 'Inclusion Charter' - launched by @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social and developed by his Violence Reduction Unit - three boroughs have refused to sign up. The charter aims to reduce violence by driving down exclusions www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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As @transportforlondon.bsky.social consults over how it should regulate pedicabs, Cities of London and Westminster MP @rachelblakemp.bsky.social warns that the new rules must include a ban on "amplified sound" www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Sadiq Khan urges 'amicable' resolution to stop Elizabeth line strikes. Asked about the ongoing pay dispute, mayor declines to say whether train drivers should accept the current pay offer - which would take their salary to almost £76k, with a 4-day week www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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With love from Sadiq - mayor launches campaign on Valentine's Day reminding Londoners they are 'loved and wanted' www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake lambasts the mayor for being only 13 per cent of the way towards hitting his affordable housing target (having now used up more than half the time available before the March 2026 deadline) www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Polling commissioned by @cityhalltories.bsky.social reveals 63% of Londoners believe the mayor does not take the issue of phone theft “very seriously” or “seriously at all”. Even among those who voted Labour in the 2024 GE, the equivalent figure only drops to 48% www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/s...

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On the first day of the Planning Inspectorate’s 12-day inquiry into the proposed Chinese ‘super-embassy’, Tower Hamlets Council confirms it is “no longer in a position to present evidence” for why the project should be refused www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Sadiq Khan accused of 'utter hypocrisy' after urging Londoners back into the office www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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@sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social claims the increase in penalty fines (from £80 to £100) is serving as “effective deterrent” for fare dodging on TfL. Fare evasion seems to have dropped from 3.8% to 3.4%. London Tories say he’s “in denial about the scale of the issue” www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Deputy mayor for the environment last week told @londonassembly.bsky.social that creating 'swimmable rivers' across the capital is a matter of 'social and racial justice' www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Lib Peck, director of London's Violence Reduction Unit, tells me the capital's homelessness crisis has become a 'long-term driver' of violent crime among young people www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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. @londongreenparty.bsky.social this week urged @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social to ban the advertising of Shein products across the @transportforlondon.bsky.social network, amid concerns over the firm's human rights record www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Sadiq Khan shared his fears earlier this week about the post-pandemic rise in Londoners working from home, saying that the UK capital "cannot afford” to become a city where “the centre has been hollowed out” www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Data released by TfL reveals how much money drivers in each London borough have paid in Ulez charges since the clean air zone was launched in 2019: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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London's newest dance theatre - Sadler's Wells East - was yesterday opened in the Olympic Park. It forms part of the newly-developed East Bank cultural quarter, with the V&A and BBC also establishing premises there: www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Why has shoplifting in London risen by 50% in the year to Sep 2024, when the increase across England and Wales in the same period was only 22%? Mayor says: 1.) “Because we have a lot of shops here” 2.) Cost of living is worse in London, which leads to more “acquisitive crime”

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Sadiq Khan tells me the struggles in London's nightlife sector are "not a question of Nimbyism", adding that “a venue closing at 10pm can sometimes be good for us”. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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NEW: Sadiq Khan today launches his Nightlife Taskforce. It will spend 6 months investigating the “challenges and opportunities” facing London’s nightlife. It will also take a view on whether a new Night Czar should be appointed to replace Amy Lamé… www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Sadiq Khan launches £5.4m service to provide 'appropriate adults' in police interviews www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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A total of 4,612 people were recorded rough sleeping between October and December 2024 - a rise of five per cent on the same period in 2023 www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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New fundraising powers for Sadiq Khan could unlock billions for Tube extensions, report claims www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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The Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce met this week for the first time in three years... but details of any progress made are thin on the ground. Govt has said it won't be announcing any funds towards the project before Rachel Reeves' spending review in June www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Free WiFi network across central London launched by Westminster Council www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Prof Kevin Fenton, who serves as @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social's statutory health advisor, today told @londonassembly.bsky.social that HIV testing will need “strengthening and scaling [up]” if London is to hit its target of eliminating new HIV transmissions by 2030 www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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