The Latest Breaking News from City Hall

Sadiq Khan slams Rishi Sunak’s Government of ‘blockers not builders’ in homes row

The Mayor launched the attack after the PM said he had ‘failed to deliver the homes that London needs’

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023

25 Chicago Park District employees could face firing in COVID relief fraud probe

And City Hall’s inspector general says she is continuing to investigate possible Paycheck Protection Program fraud.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Next London mayor: the odds, the polls, the candidates

The race to become the next mayor of London has become significantly closer after Labour’s shock by-election defeat in Uxbridge put incumbent Sadiq Khan’s flagship green policy in doubt.

The Week · Jul 27, 2023

Sadiq Khan tells men to say ‘maaate’ to friends to challenge sexism and misogyny

City Hall said the new anti-misogyny campaign forms part of a “refreshed strategy to tackle violence against women and girl that champions a public health approach”

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

‘Absolute scandal’ - Concern over lack of step-free platforms at Old Oak Common station

Mayor Sadiq Khan agreed with Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon that it would be “heartbreaking” if the station was not fully accessible

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

Sadiq Khan defends TfL ban on West End theatre advert which showed wedding cake

Emma Best, deputy leader of the City Hall Conservatives, said the decision seemed ‘totally bizarre’, and at odds with the goal of promoting culture in London

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023

Thaddeus ‘T.J.’ Jimenez, ‘Motive’ podcast subject, finally sentenced in viral video shooting

Jimenez won a $25 million wrongful-conviction verdict for a killing when he was 13, then lavished cash on his gang. After his 12-year term, “I think he wants to lead a normal life,” his lawyer says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2023

NYPD appoints Edward Caban as NYC’s first Latino commissioner

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Monday took over as the 46th head of the nation’s largest police force.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023

North Lawndale housing development facing delays over city rules

City Hall promised to build 250 single-family homes, but higher costs and permit delays are holding back progress.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2023

Complaints to Sadiq Khan’s Met police watchdog on public view in ‘data breach’

Personal details of 400 members of the public were left on display in what City Hall described as a ‘data breach’, not a ‘data leak’

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2023