Posts by Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
London housebuilding starts to plummet despite housing crisis
Housebuilding starts in the capital have fallen by 84 per cent since 2015
Read MoreRenters’ Rights Act will have ‘significant’ impact on Londoners – but only if enforced properly
From 1 May, new laws contained within the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) will come into force
Read MoreMayor of London urged to take ‘strategic approach’ to get ex-offenders back into work
Sadiq Khan has been called upon to take a lead in creating a ‘strategic, joined-up approach’ to help upskill former prisoners
Read MoreMayor of London faces fresh calls to reform cold weather support system for rough sleepers
Rough sleepers are able to access additional emergency accommodation in London when temperatures drop below freezing, but the scheme which enables this has been met with criticism
Read MoreMet Police fall short on key call handler target – ‘there is more to be done’
Call handlers are failing to meet the force’s target to answer 90 per cent of emergency calls within 10 seconds
Read MoreMet Police may face further staffing cuts if Home Office fails to bridge funding gap say bosses
The Met Police have suggested they could be forced to make staffing and recruitment changes if they don’t receive an expected funding uplift from the Home Office
Read MoreTfL bosses urged to tackle violence against women and girls as offences rise
Campaigners have called on Sir Sadiq Khan to address violence and harassment of women and girls on the capital’s tubes and buses
Read MoreTfL projects set to become cheaper thanks to planning and financing reforms
The capital has seen a number of projects greenlighted in recent years, such as the Elizabeth Line, the Northern Line tube extension and the recent DLR extension
Read MoreTfL ‘not on track’ for zero road deaths by 2041 as thousands died on London streets last year
The Mayor of London has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties outright by 2041 as part of his Vision Zero Action Plan
Read MoreNew levy on overnight stays could generate £240 million a year for London
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has welcomed new powers which would allow him to introduce a levy on overnight stays in the capital
Read MoreSir Sadiq Khan vows to protect free school meals despite funding gap
The Mayor of London hailed the scheme as a ‘huge success’ and said it would continue as long as he retains his position
Read MoreSadiq Khan speaks out over calls to ban ‘fossil fuel ads’ on TfL network
The mayor was challenged to take action on marketing that encourages car use and other behaviour that contradicts his goal of making London a net zero city.
Read More‘Dig a trench’ – GLA accused of embellishing affordable housing starts figures
London development analysts said the mayor should be ‘livid’ at reports the housing department allegedly ’embellished’ the figures.
Read MoreWhat London ‘tourist tax’ would look like as Sadiq Khan issues verdict
Sir Sadiq Khan has cautiously welcomed reports he will be granted the power to impose a tourist levy on visitors staying overnight in the capital – but what would this mean for London?
Read MoreMPs slam move to cut London affordable housing ratio – ‘too little, too late’
Sir Sadiq Khan and Housing Secretary Steve Reed struck a deal last month to cut the required affordable homes ratio from 35 per cent to 20 per cent, a move that has divided the Greater London Assembly.
Read More‘Get a handle on housing crisis,’ Mayor of London told
Only 6,370 affordable homes have been started since 2023, despite Sadiq Khan promising at least 17,800 by next March
Read MoreCome clean on buried ‘LTNs don’t cut traffic’ report, Sadiq Khan told
The City Hall Conservatives transport spokesman Keith Prince said mayor must reveal whether he was involved
Read MorePopular Dalston bakery giving prison leavers tools to flourish in ‘chaotic’ London
The Dusty Knuckle has been praised as an exemplar in how to support ex-offenders
Read More‘Desperately disappointing for bereaved and injured’ – plans to end road deaths delayed till 2026
Campaigners react as second phase of TfL puts brakes on much-vaunted Vision Zero Action Plan
Read MoreSadiq Khan breaks ranks with Labour government to call Gaza tragedy ‘genocide’ for first time
Mayor of London has previously resisted calls to label Israel’s military campaign a genocide but now says it’s “inescapable” to conclude that
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