Posts by Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
City Hall to introduce new data centre policy amid environmental concerns
The Greater London Authority’s Assistant Director for Environment and Energy confirmed City Hall is developing a new policy which will attempt to balance the economic benefits and environmental damage of the data centres
Read MoreLabour assembly members accused of putting party first as they vote against budget amendments
Last week, the mayor’s annual budget for 2026-27 passed without any changes despite eight formal amendments being proposed
Read MoreMayor accused of ‘watering down’ affordable housing expectations
Sadiq Khan did not commit to meeting the goal of 17,800 affordable housing starts by next month
Read MoreTfL ‘lacks depth and nuance’ in efforts to make transport accessible to disabled people
Elly Baker, chair of the Transport Committee, said TfL was ‘resting on its laurels’ when it came to disability inclusion on its network
Read MoreYoung people don’t trust Met Police or feel safe in their area, report shows
An investigation found young Londoners “feel they are not believed by the police” and that “they are seen as a suspect first”
Read MoreLondoners face ‘particular’ issues with shared ownership scheme says Housing Minister
Matthew Pennycook has previously said there are ‘specific problems’ with the scheme which must be addressed
Read MoreProliferation of data centres could ‘undermine’ Mayor of London’s Net Zero target
Global Action Plan estimates that in 2050, data centres alone could use a quarter of the amount of energy the UK consumed last year
Read MoreCity Hall’s ‘Night Czar’ replaced by commission working to revive city’s nightlife
Former ‘Night Czar’ Amy Lamé oversaw the closure of 3,011 night economy businesses in London between 2016 and 2024
Read MoreZoë Garbett urges Sadiq Khan to act on housing crisis as it ‘hits families and disabled Londoners hardest’
Garbett, Chair of the London Assembly Housing Committee, said vulnerable Londoners and families were being the worst affected by the capital’s housing crisis
Read MoreRecord number of fires linked to e-bikes and e-scooters as pressure mounts to regulate vehicles
Two Londoners lost their lives to the fires in 2025
Read MoreLondon falls below ‘acceptable level’ of breast cancer screening uptake thanks to ‘population churn’
Breast cancer screening coverage in the capital has continued to lag behind other regions of the UK
Read MoreLTNs and bus lanes increase congestion in parts of London, TfL bosses admit
TfL aims to ensure 80 per cent of journeys made in London are by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041.
Read MoreLondon 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
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