UK's Labour Party Leaders Blast London Mayor Sadiq Khan's Plan To Decriminalize Cannabis Last week, after visiting a cannabis dispensary in California, London's Mayor Sadiq Khan Benzinga · May 16, 2022
Sadiq Khan: London desperate for commuters to return after Covid City’s mayor reopens Bank branch of the Northern line after 17 weeks of closure for upgrade The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022
Cannabis ruins lives and legalising it won’t help The papers last week were filled with photos of Sadiq Khan peering stony-faced at rows of large plants. No, he was not enjoying a surprisingly solemn trip to Kew Gardens — he was visiting a legal cannabis farm in California. The experience has inspired him to announce a new commission… Evening Standard · May 16, 2022
‘Diversity is a strength’: Sadiq Khan responds to Buffalo shooter’s threats London mayor, who was named in suspect’s 180-page ‘manifesto’, says he will not let terrorists change how he lives The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022
Priti Patel at centre of stop and search ‘Section 60’ row Thousands of knives have been taken off London’s streets in the past four years by methods including stop and search, the Met announced on Monday as a row broke out over a decision by Priti Patel to ease some curbs on the power. Evening Standard · May 16, 2022
City Hall watchdog opens probe into Sadiq Khan over Crossrail announcement pre-election City Hall’s official watchdog has started to look into an allegation that Sadiq Khan broke rules when Crossrail’s opening date was announced a day before the local elections. Evening Standard · May 16, 2022
Bank branch of Northern line reopens after ‘vital’ work to ease Tube congestion The 17-week closure enabled major improvements to Bank station to the completed. The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Buffalo shooting: Gunman named Sadiq Khan on ‘enemy kill list’ in white supremacist manifesto Payton Gendron, 18, is accused of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Buffalo shooting suspect called for Sadiq Khan to be murdered in white supremacist manifesto Payton Gendron, 18, is accused of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket. The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Buffalo shooting: White supremacist who shot 10 dead called for Sadiq Khan's death A white supremacist who killed 10 people in a US supermarket rampage earlier called for the murder of Sadiq Khan. Evening Standard · May 16, 2022
Scottish, UK, and London Labour fight civil war over drugs policy LABOUR has erupted into a public civil war over drugs policy. The National (Scotland) · May 14, 2022
Sadiq Stateside: inside the London mayor’s American tour Selfies in Times Square, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty in LA and a long afternoon at a licensed cannabis factory. Ross Lydall reports from LA Evening Standard · May 13, 2022
Birds, beavers and microparks: experts plan to rewild London Group commissioned by mayor Sadiq Khan in early stages of move to bring nature back to capital The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022
Sadiq Khan pledges to speed up greener transport There are 800 zero emission buses on London’s roads, making it the largest zero emission fleet in western Europe Evening Standard · May 13, 2022
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 Young Londoners to get chance to work in Hollywood films, Sadiq Khan announces Jobs will include digital imaging, props, costumes and being an assistant director
Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022 Sadiq Khan sets up new body to look at whether cannabis should be decriminalised The London mayor has set up a Drugs Commission to look at whether laws on cannabis are effective - but that provoked a furious response from Priti Patel as he has no power to change them
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 Cash-strapped transport bosses shelve plans for permanent anti-terror barriers on London bridges TfL has shelved plans to install permanent anti-terror barriers on central London bridges due to financial constraints, it has been revealed.
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 The Leader podcast: Sadiq Khan’s plans for London Our City Hall Editor, Ross Lydall, has been following Sadiq Khan on his American tour
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 No 10: The most Covid-fined building in Britain? They are the words every parent fears. Your darling child abruptly stands up in front of several seated guests at the dinner table and declares: “Mum, Dad, when I grow up, I want to be Governor of Illinois.”
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 Talking Point: Should cannabis be decriminalised? Sadiq Khan says it’s time to review this country’s drug laws after seeing how it’s done elsewhere
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 Priti Patel rebukes Khan over plans to consider legalising cannabis Home Secretary Priti Patel said London mayor Sadiq Khan’s time would ‘be better spent’ focusing on tackling crime in the capital
Benzinga · May 12, 2022 First-Ever London Drugs Commission To Consider Legal Cannabis, Mayor Khan Praises California Dispensaries Several months after London's Mayor Sadiq Khan announced
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 Sadiq Khan’s cannabis legalisation call is on the money It’s encouraging to see Sadiq Khan call for an evidence-based review of our drug laws while on his visit to LA. He won’t have the power to change the rules himself, but having an advocate for change who acknowledges the benefits that legalising cannabis can bring is a step in…
Evening Standard · May 12, 2022 Sadiq Khan forced to defend review of cannabis laws City Hall doesn’t have the power to legalise cannabis in London, which the national Labour party opposes
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 Patel rebukes Khan over plans to consider legalising cannabis Home Secretary Priti Patel said London mayor Sadiq Khan’s time would ‘be better spent’ focusing on tackling crime in the capital.