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Priti Patel orders review into way Sadiq Khan ousted Dame Cressida Dick as Met boss

The Home Secretary announced that Sir Stephen House will take over as interim Commissioner when Dame Cressida departs in April

Evening Standard

Government agrees to review of how Cressida Dick was ousted as Met chief

Review may look at communications between police and City Hall after clash with Sadiq Khan but will not ‘change any outcomes’

The Guardian - UK

District director defends Sanam Luang's public role

City Hall has assured the public that Sanam Luang is open for visitors every day, except when important events such as royal ceremonies or state functions are held.

Bangkok Post

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NYC unions consider legal action after City Hall’s go-ahead for athletes to avoid vaccine mandate

NEW YORK — City unions pondered new legal action Friday in response to Mayor Adams’ decision to spare athletes and entertainers from the vaccine mandate requiring municipal workers to get a shot or lose their jobs.

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Mayor Adams to drop NYC school mask rule for kids younger than 5 on April 4

NEW YORK — As long as New York’s coronavirus infection risk remains low, toddlers won’t have to wear face masks in school starting next month, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday amid concerns that a new COVID-19 variant will cause cases to rise.

Tribune News Service

Lightfoot talks crime fighting strategy with New York City Mayor Eric Adams

During a joint news conference after a private meeting, Adams credited Lightfoot as a mayor who understands the need to focus simultaneously on “intervention and prevention.”

Chicago Sun-Times

City Hall to give £11m to scheme to help victims of domestic abuse

City Hall is to pump £11m into a scheme to help victims of domestic abuse after shock figures showed that it accounted for one in eight crimes in the capital.

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New chief for the Met held up by Cressida’s haggling over pay-off

The recruitment of the next Met Commissioner is being held up by continued wrangling between City Hall and Scotland Yard over the exit of Cressida Dick.

Evening Standard

Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets can’t play at home under current NYC rules

NEW YORK — Unvaccinated players on the Yankees and Mets are covered by the same private sector employer mandate that is keeping Kyrie Irving off the court in Brooklyn, a City Hall spokesperson told the New York Daily News.

Tribune News Service

First trial in Atlanta corruption investigation set to start

A political consultant who was a top aide to former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is the first person set to go to trial in a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall

The Independent UK

City Hall staff to be given ‘world-leading’ menopause leave, Sadiq Khan announces

City Hall staff will be eligible to take menopause leave as part of a “world-leading” policy announced by Sadiq Khan on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Garza’s final flip-flop in General Iron fight shows ‘she’s not worried about people’s health’

In a nearly 20-minute defense of the project, Ald. Susan Garza lashed out at community groups, environmentalists, the media, City Hall, the public health commissioner and, most notably, her political ally Mayor Lori Lightfoot for preventing the business to open in her ward.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police vow swift response to solve shooting of 12-year-old girl out celebrating birthday

“This was heinous, reckless, senseless and the gangs involved — and you know who you are— we’re coming after you,” CPD Supt. David Brown said at City Hall on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

London Tube strike: Sadiq Khan blasted on ongoing action as chaos looms

The entire Tube will close on Tuesday and Thursday in the first network-wide action in more than 5 years

Evening Standard

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How the relationship between Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Met Police reached breaking point

A simmering row between City Hall and Scotland Yard erupted on Wednesday as the Met’s Deputy Commissioner launched a scathing attack on Sadiq Khan over his handling of Cressida Dick’s resignation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former top cop wants Mayor Lightfoot to give deposition in sexual assault and harassment case

City Hall lawyers have argued that written questions are more appropriate under the standard for seeking information from high-level government officials.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan says he’s in ‘close contact’ with Priti Patel about new Met chief after row

Cressida Dick’s resignation prompted a bitter row between the Home Office and City Hall, with Priti Patel reportedly unaware of the commissioner’s intention to step down

Bangkok Post

BMA boosts bed numbers as cases surge

Bangkok is racing to set up 1,000 more beds in isolation facilities to cope with a spike in Covid-19 cases, City Hall said on Wednesday.

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan calls for crackdown on rogue landlords over poor housing conditions

City Hall is to begin funding a brand-new qualification and training for housing enforcement officers in London to clamp down on rogue landlords and provide more support to vulnerable tenants.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan confirms record increase in London council tax share

An average London household will part with almost £400 a year in council tax to City Hall

Bangkok Post

Bangkok to open more community isolation centres amid Covid surge

More community isolation facilities will be opened throughout Bangkok to handle the rising number of Covid-19 infections in the capital, City Hall announced on Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune

Following Patrick Daley Thompson’s conviction, pressure mounts for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian American to replace him on City Council

CHICAGO — Leaders in Chicago’s Chinatown and beyond clamored Tuesday for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian-American successor to 11th Ward Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, whose federal tax fraud conviction this week could pave the way for the Near South Side enclave to have its first City Hall representative…

Tribune News Service

Former NYC Mayor de Blasio says he won’t run for Congress, either

NEW YORK — For the second time in two months since leaving City Hall, former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he is not running for public office, saying Tuesday he would sit out a congressional run in his local Brooklyn district.

Bangkok Post

Wiroj aims to decentralise power

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, who is running in the Bangkok governor election under the banner of the Move Forward Party (MFP), has vowed to bring change to the capital and tackle problems head-on, with residents' best interests close to his heart.

The Guardian - UK

‘She just did not get it’: how Cressida Dick’s support as Met chief unravelled

Sadiq Khan announced ‘historic day for London’ at appointment of first female commissioner five years ago

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