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Liz Truss rejects making cannabis a Class A drug - despite her Home Secretary

Sources claimed Home Secretary Suella Braverman was in favour of making cannabis a Class A drug like cocaine, ecstasy and heroin - which could have landed people seven years' jail for possession

Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022

West London: Pause on new housing lifted amid electricity ‘shortage’

The threat to the construction of new homes in parts of west London due to worries about a “shortage” of electricity has been lifted.

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Sadiq Khan: poll shows clear support for expanding Ulez across Greater London

City Hall survey funds 51 per cent back Ulez expansion but 27 per cent are opposed

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Transport for London adds electric bikes to hire scheme

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said it is a ‘momentous moment for cycling’ in the capital.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Met chief pledges to root out racists from police after further scandal

Recently serving officers including immigration official Rob Lewis set up WhatsApp group that shared racist memes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Covid: Sadiq Khan ‘worried’ about prospect of twindemic of flu and Covid this winter

The Mayor urged Londoners to be ‘vigilant’ about vaccination and come forward for their booster jab

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Sadiq Khan calls on Londoners to ‘help save lives’ as he learns CPR

The Mayor was taught how to perform CPR and use a defribillator by medics in a training session at City Hall

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Ankle tags used to target young black men, London mayor’s report finds

Exclusive: analysis suggests unconscious bias may have disproportionately linked black men to knife crime

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Cannabis smokers could lose passports and driving licences under tough new penalties

The government is currently consulting on tough new measures for those who use cannabis

Liverpool Echo · Oct 4, 2022

Even Thailand has decriminalised cannabis – it’s high time Britain caught up

Police commissioners calling for marijuana to be made a class A drug are out of touch, says author Niko Vorobyov

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022