Posts by Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
TfL 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
Read MoreHomerton dietician warns of ‘postcode lottery’ over access to weight loss drugs
The London Assembly Health Committee heard that high demand for the drugs in London has forced consumers into buying counterfeit medicines
Read MoreGreens welcome Met’s removal of 371 school officers – but others brand it ‘most catastrophic decision in keeping children safe’
Surveys revealed that 93 per cent of Londoners supported the presence of Safer Schools Officers in school buildings
Read MoreLondon Mayor joins Green party in calling for London arms fair to be scrapped
Sadiq Khan ‘is appalled that the capital is being used as a marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons’
Read MoreLondon’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning
City Hall has told developers to prioritise ‘passive ventilation’ and avoid air conditioning unless ‘unavoidable’
Read More‘Treating us all as suspects’ – Doubts over success of Met Police’s Live Facial Recognition technology
Critics have branded the use of LFR, which maps a person’s unique facial features, and matches them against faces on watchlists, as an ‘erosion of civil liberties
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