Posts by Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
City Hall scraps Met Police deal with Palantir
City Hall has blocked a £50 million contract over a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor becomes chair of London Assembly for third time
The London Assembly has completed its annual reshuffle, electing a new chair and appointing leadership roles across its cross-party investigative committees
Read MoreCity Hall to launch probe into impact of high service charges on housing affordability
Londoners are uniquely exposed, being twice as likely to be leaseholders than residents in the rest of the country
Read More‘Of course’ Sadiq Khan could contribute to House of Lords, new Labour peer says
Len Duvall backs London’s mayor for a potential move to the red benches, as speculation mounts over a post-election peerage
Read MoreLondon has enough homes – but Londoners cannot afford them
Despite stable supply, home ownership is 270 per cent more expensive than it was two decades ago
Read MoreLondoners will see ‘turnaround’ in housing crisis in 2026, deputy mayor vows
Sir Sadiq has faced heavy criticism for failing to meet ministerial targets on affordable housing
Read MoreWhere Labour will struggle in London – and how it could affect City Hall
As pollsters predict Labour losses in London’s local elections, the surging Greens and Reform UK are threatening to dismantle Sadiq Khan’s power base
Read MoreTour de France Femmes will get more women cycling in London, Sadiq Khan’s walking and cycling tsar says
While 1.5 million bike trips are made in London daily, only one-third are currently made by women
Read MoreCity Hall urged to back Vienna-style Repair Voucher Schemes
With electrical waste mounting and the cost of new appliances soaring, the schemes aim to bridge the gap between repair expenses and the volume of items going to landfill
Read MoreLondon mayor vows to work with Reform UK and Green councils across London after 7 May elections
‘As long as I’m here, I’ll carry on working with politicians from all parties for the common good, which is our constituents’
Read MoreV&A East Museum is another feather in East London’s cap, Sadiq Khan says
Mayor Sadiq Khan has hailed the new V&A East as a victory for diversity over division ahead of its opening on 18 April
Read MoreLondon’s ‘AC gap’ could cost £200 million a year in productivity
As temperatures rise, experts say City Hall’s ‘passive’ cooling plans are not sufficient
Read MoreGreens target ‘chaotic political moment’ as they launch campaign to topple Labour across London
London Assembly Member Zoë Garbett says the next four weeks could prove decisive for the the party’s stature in the capital
Read MorePolice ‘fail to protect’ women and girls from ‘unacceptable’ hate crime levels on TfL
There were 4,593 VAWG (violence against women and girls) offences on the Tfl network in 2025, with just 3 per cent resulting in a charge or summons
Read MoreLondon’s heat network customers need ‘urgent price protection’, ministers warned
Gas and electricity costs may prove unpredictable as the US-Iran war continues
Read MoreRenters’ Rights reforms could be undermined by lack of awareness
Only 35 per cent of renters in London have heard of the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA), new research shows
Read MoreMega-pension fund faces calls to divest from firms ‘enabling Israeli violations’
Shake the CIV said the pension fund currently invests £7billion into companies “complicit in Israel’s crimes”
Read MoreExtreme heat in London could force major change to new housing developments
Londoners face a unique threat from extreme heat due to climate change
Read MoreCity 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
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