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It’s 25 years since London got a mayor – and our polling reveals discontent

In 1998, British prime minister Tony Blair was bullish about his government’s vision for local democracy in London. A city-wide referendum had just firmly endorsed New Labour’s plan to give London a mayor. Though only a third of the electorate turned out, 72% of them were in favour – much…

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Notting Hill Carnival should be run by City Hall, Conservative leader says amid safety fears

Fears have grown of a disaster at the event due to overcrowding and rising crime

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38 new courts to be built at Wimbledon after legal victory

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Wimbledon tennis site set for £200m expansion after winning high court battle with residents

The plans include 38 new tennis courts and a new 8,000-seat stadium

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Wimbledon expansion set to proceed after campaign group loses legal challenge

The proposals, submitted by the All England Club, involve the construction of 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium.

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Game, Set and Match? Wimbledon win High Court battle over £200million expansion plan

A High Court judge has ruled on Wimbledon’s plans for a huge expansion

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Exclusive: Sadiq Khan CLEARED after accepting £3,000 of free tickets to Taylor Swift Wembley Stadium gig

City Hall watchdog finds mayor did nothing wrong in accepting six tickets each worth £500

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Save Our Wimbledon to learn fate of High Court challenge over All England Club's huge tennis site expansion

Mr Justice Saini is due to hand down his ruling at 2pm on Monday

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Judge set to rule on High Court challenge over Wimbledon expansion

Mr Justice Saini is due to hand down his ruling on Monday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Foreign worker who put £1,239 work visa on City Hall expenses rumbled in fraud probe - as £9million agency staff bill revealed

Cost of agency workers at London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan’s Greater London Authority rises to almost £9million a year

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Ruling on Wimbledon expansion challenge could come by end of July, judge says

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is challenging the decision of the Greater London Authority to grant planning permission for the expansion.

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Wimbledon expansion battle: 'You could not have a more protected piece of land,' High Court told

Representing Save Wimbledon Park in court, the group’s lawyer Sasha White said ‘you could not have a more protected piece of land in London’

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Land for Wimbledon expansion could not have greater legal protection, court told

Campaigners are challenging the Greater London Authority over its decision to approve an All England Club plan to almost triple the size of the site.

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Comedian Andy Hamilton says he is ‘vehemently opposed’ to Wimbledon expansion

Mr Hamilton joined demonstrators from campaign group Save Wimbledon Park outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday.

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Fight against Wimbledon's £200million expansion reaches the High Court

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is challenging the Greater London Authority’s decision to approve plans to almost triple the size of Wimbledon

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Wimbledon expansion: School leaders say tennis club plan will bring 'crazy' pollution nightmare

A battle is raging over the future of Wimbledon Park due to plans for a massive expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

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OPINION - London faces major headwinds — and that's why it's time to give the Mayor far-reaching powers

London faces global economic headwinds arising from the Trump presidency and Brexit, alongside pressures such as a rapidly rising population, now more than nine million, in need of additional housing and public services.

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London’s green jobs boom outpaces rest of UK but skills shortage holding young people back

London is fast emerging as a hub for green jobs, but experts warn that more must be done to prevent a labour shortage in the sector

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Huge £1.3 billion development at Mortlake goes ahead after 10-year planning battle

Mixed use scheme will deliver 1,068 homes and a secondary school for 1,200 pupils

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Sadiq Khan confirms plan for almost 300 affordable homes next to North Middlesex University Hospital

All of the homes will be available either for social rent or shared ownership, and “will meet the highest standards of design and energy efficiency”

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Pressure grows on Government to allow London tourist tax

Think tank says revenues from visitors’ hotel stays could help fund arts and culture across the capital

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Number of Islamophobic social media posts aimed at Sadiq Khan doubles in a year

A new analysis has found a sharp increase in Islamophobic social media posts towards Sir Sadiq Khan

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Sadiq Khan ‘concerned’ Islamophobic abuse puts young people off politics

Examples of Islamophobic abuse of the Mayor of London doubled in 2024, making it the second worst year for such abuse since he was first elected.

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Sadiq Khan accused of 'utter hypocrisy' after urging Londoners back into the office

Mayor’s fears over decline in office-working described as ‘another case of do as I say, not as I do’

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Firm that gifted Sadiq Khan free Taylor Swift tickets 'had won £45m of City Hall contracts'

Mayor defends attendance at pop star’s Wembley gig as ‘work’ - and admits accepting more VIP tickets to watch Liverpool games

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