Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter – Page 2

London Mayor joins Green party in calling for London arms fair to be scrapped

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 21:44

Green party London Assembly Members and councillors protest against DSEI arms fair

Sadiq Khan ‘is appalled that the capital is being used as a marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons’

London’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 1 September 2025 at 17:23

City Hall has told developers to prioritise ‘passive ventilation’ and avoid air conditioning unless ‘unavoidable’

‘Treating us all as suspects’ – Doubts over success of Met Police’s Live Facial Recognition technology

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 16 August 2025 at 09:37

Critical: Green party London Assembly Member and Dalston councillor Cllr Zoë Garbett

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