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Green leader Zack Polanski cleared in GLA probe over London houseboat council tax

The Green Party leader suggested ‘financial hardship and housing insecurity’ linked to his ‘unconventional housing arrangements’ meant he had not made the payments

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Zack Polanski admits he did not vote in local elections as he 'fell short of time to register'

‘Zack was unable to vote. He was in the process of moving and when that fell through, he moved in as a lodger in rented accommodation’

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Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections – Green Party

A spokesperson said Mr Polanski could not vote due to the extra steps needed to register to vote anonymously.

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Green leader Zack Polanski faces investigation over London houseboat council tax

Zack Polanski has come under pressure this week to explain whether the houseboat, moored at Springfield Marina in east London, had been his primary residence for three years

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City Hall job cuts: Sadiq Khan's cull of bureaucrats leaves 200 Greater London Authority staff at risk of axe

One hundred posts expected to go by end of April as mayor orders £15.5million of efficiencies to spend more on frontline services

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Is Sadiq Khan 'gaslighting' Londoners? The capital's great crime paradox explained

Homicide rate falls to historic low but mayor admits that robbery, theft and shoplifting are ‘too high’ – and influence how safe Londoners feel

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London deputy mayor denies claims of 'embellished' housing figures

The deputy mayor for housing denied the claims that figures had been embellished as ‘outrageous’ and ‘completely unsubstantiated

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Crossrail 2: Elizabeth line successor 'could be delivered if London learns lessons from Europe'

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan urged to put £40bn rail project back on starting line, cut costs and ‘hope the stars align’

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London minicab chaos: Drivers unable to work will get compensation, says Sadiq Khan

Mayor is told enormous backlog is leaving many drivers, including those working for Uber, in destitution and unable to feed families

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Sadiq Khan's policing strategy 'woefully inadequate' on phone theft, say Tories

Criticism from the mayor’s opponents comes as he prepares to publish the final version of his Police and Crime Plan for the next four years

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Sadiq Khan claims 20mph limits 'unlikely' to have slowed down bus speeds

Over half of London’s roads now have a 20mph speed limit, but the mayor believes this has only had a ‘negligible’ impact on buses’ journey times

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Transport for London faces £23m 'hammering' amid National Insurance hike

Sir Sadiq Khan’s chief of staff admitted that the Labour Government has ‘not provided as much money as we would have hoped for’

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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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Police officer cuts could be partly reduced, London Assembly finds

An extra £78m in the mayor’s budget could ‘rescue’ almost 1,000 officer roles, a City Hall committee has found

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Sadiq Khan reveals plan to become first London mayor to make trade visit to Africa

Mr Khan has already made 18 foreign trips since becoming mayor

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Former Labour MP appointed to oversee London's largest brownfield regeneration project

Dame Karen Buck said she ‘feels passionately’ about the need to ensure half of the homes built on the site are ‘affordable’

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Sadiq Khan slashes his minimum ask for transport funding ahead of Labour's Budget

The mayor insisted he will still be demanding ‘as much as I can get’ for TfL, but said the ‘black hole’ in the public finances had to be acknowledged

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TfL cyber attack has left 'big' number of Londoners out of pocket, admits Sadiq Khan

Students and older Londoners are having to pay full fares as a result of the attack

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Sadiq Khan refuses to rule out sending in bailiffs as TfL owed nearly £400m in unpaid Ulez fines

Mayor says: ‘If you break the law, you break the law, and action should be taken’

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London mayoral election results: What will be the first clues to a Sadiq Khan or Susan Hall victory?

Key London Assembly constituency figures will indicate whether Labour retains mayoralty or Tories capture keys to City Hall

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Sadiq Khan urged to apologise and 'take responsibility' for Ulez adverts which were 'likely to mislead'

Mr Khan’s spokesperson said the adverts were ‘clearly presented’, despite the UK’s advertising watchdog finding that they made claims ‘likely to mislead’

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'Waste of time': London Tories boycott City Hall investigation into Brexit

Brexit shrunk London's economy by £30 billion last year, research has found

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‘I’d like Susan’ - Sadiq Khan appears to name his preferred Tory opponent for London mayoral race

In a tongue-in-cheek exchange, the mayor weighed into the Tory mayoral candidate selection

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Sunak urged to call out Tories ‘dismissing the science’ of air pollution

The Prime Minister was told by a group of leading scientists that members of his party are endorsing ‘doubt merchants’ in relation to the medical impacts of poor air quality

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New City Hall Tory chief: Ulez is ‘bewildering’ to outer Londoners

Neil Garratt, the newly-elected leader of the Conservative group on the London Assembly, said he wants to see more homes built and for improvements to London’s nightlife

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