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London local elections 2026: Ed Davey's Lib Dems battling to clinch 'historic victory' to gain fourth council

‘We go into these elections with our tails up. You will be surprised how well Liberal Democrats do in London,’ Sir Ed Davey tells The Standard

Evening Standard

Ed Davey turns Lib Dem fire on Labour in London as he seeks 'historic' wins in May local elections

Liberal Democrat leader ramps up his party’s campaign as it seeks to gain control of its fourth London council

Evening Standard

Shabana Mahmood announces ban on taxi use for asylum seeker medical trips

The Home Secretary said the Government is working with providers to introduce alternatives.

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HMRC pauses child benefit crackdown after 23,500 families caught up in data error

Parents say they were treated as fraudsters because Home Office travel records failed to show their return to UK

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon chaos: London Tube station ‘struggling to cope’ with tennis crowds as Lime bikes clog pavements

Southfields has seen extensive train delays at the station this week as well as piles of Lime bikes clogging pavements

Evening Standard

Apology issued as travel delays hit Wimbledon

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Wimbledon MP calls travel chaos ‘embarrassment’ to London

Sadiq Khan needs to ‘get a grip’ on public transport services, said MP Paul Kohler

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Wimbledon travel chaos is ‘huge embarrassment’ for London, says MP

Paul Kohler criticises Sadiq Khan after spectators face delays, cancellations and overcrowding on trains

The Guardian - UK

District line chaos an 'international embarrassment' after tennis fans hit by Tube disruption, says Wimbledon MP

Sections of the District Line track near Wimbledon are 130 years old and should be treated as a priority, a local MP has said

Evening Standard

MP demands answers over travel chaos at Wimbledon

Disruptions hit fans as campaign group brands traffic gridlock a ‘nightmare’.

The Independent UK

Infrastructure probe to look at why transport ‘brought to a standstill’

‘It’s clear we need to do more to improve the resilience of our transport energy infrastructure,’ Paul Kohler MP warned.

Evening Standard

'Headphone dodgers' who play music out loud on trains are anti-social, suggests Prime Minister

Londoners back £1,000 fines for passengers who play music on speakerphone

Evening Standard

Barrister: I asked Home Office ‘do you still want me?’ on grooming inquiries

Tom Crowther was named in January as someone who would help the Government with their work to tackle child sex abuse and grooming gangs.

Evening Standard

Anger as lift closures across London Underground nearly double in a year

The total time that underground lifts were closed due to a lack of staffing in 2024 reached 6,197 hours - up 87% compared with 2023

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London bar owner says Treasury change ‘misunderstands why people drink wine’

Wine drinking is ‘all about taste, not about whether it is stronger and someone can get more drunk’, an MP has said.

Evening Standard

Roads in southwest London borough in 'terrible state' causing danger to residents, warns MP

Ministers have been warned that Britain’s roads are ‘in a shocking state of disrepair’

The Independent UK

Meeting attacker through restorative justice scheme ‘transformed’ my life: MP

Paul Kohler told the Commons his life was saved by two police officers after he was brutally attacked by four men in his own home in 2014.

Evening Standard

Haigh says affordability is a priority but refuses to rule out rail fare hikes

Speaking in the Commons, the Transport Secretary said the Government’s focus was on keeping public transport affordable.

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The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon given green light for controversial tennis expansion plans

London’s deputy mayor for planning has granted the AELTC permission to build 39 courts on Wimbledon Park despite residents objections

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon expansion plans: what’s at stake as decision day arrives in long-running battle

The All England Club is expected to be granted planning permission at City Hall on Friday to build 39 new courts at Wimbledon Park despite local opposition

Evening Standard

Fifty muggings a day unsolved in London, warns Lib Dem candidate Paul Kohler who was violent attack victim

More than 18,500 robberies of personal property reported in 2023 in the capital were closed without a suspect being identified, according to figures from the House of Commons Library

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon poised for tense match as council votes on ‘industrial tennis complex’

Campaigners criticise loss of open space as Wandsworth prepares to decide on plan for 10-storey show court

Daily Mirror

10 election target seats where Lib Dems could topple Tories in 'Surrey shuffle'

Insiders in Sir Ed Davey's party believe they have identified a phenomenon where Labour-supporting voters moving out of London to the shires and suburbs switch to the Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

‘It will be tough for us’: Lib Dems fight for ‘footholds’ in local elections

Party bolsters support around existing strongholds with leadership doubtful of winning new councils

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