What Mamdani could learn from the London mayor also hated by Trump Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan have lots in common despite their political differences The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025
Harrow Council set to take legal action against Sadiq Khan over closure of last police front desk in borough Harrow Council Leader Paul Osborn has called the decision to shut police station front desks ‘wholly irresponsible’ Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
Exclusive: 1,500 staff at Sadiq Khan's City Hall receive bombshell warning of possible job losses Unprecedented email sent to all GLA staff as critics say the Government is failing London Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
'Moving to Islington is impossible for an ordinary person,' local MP Emily Thornberry tells Parliament London MPs lined up during a debate in the Commons to highlight the scale of the housing crisis facing the capital Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
Top Tory Susan Hall faces backlash after suggesting some hate crime victims need to 'toughen up' Stop mollycoddling people and teach them life skills to cope with abuse, suggests Conservative leader at City Hall Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
Airbnb to provide 60 domestic abuse survivors with temporary accommodation Platform partnering with Women’s Aid and City Hall in launch of London pilot The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
London mayor sees parallels in Zohran Mamdani’s victory: ‘Hope won’ Sadiq Khan, the city’s first Muslim mayor, says: ‘We are united by something far more fundamental, our belief in the power of politics to change people’s lives for the better’ The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2025
Revealed: 'Green king' Sadiq Khan has clocked up 100,000 air miles since becoming London mayor Full extent of London mayor’s foreign travel catalogued for first time since he was elected to City Hall in 2016 Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
Airbnb homes in London to be used as emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence City Hall’s £100,000 pilot scheme will ease dire shortage of safe spaces for women and children fleeing abuse Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
Liberal politicians outside US hail Zohran Mamdani victory in New York Opposition figures in India and Uganda and progressives in UK and France applaud Democrat’s election as mayor The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
11-metre effigy of Keir Starmer unveiled for bonfire celebrations The Prime Minister is depicted wearing a badge reading ‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ and a digital ID card at his belt by Edenbridge Bonfire Society. Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
'We Followed Every Rule': TfL Workers Protest Visa Change Threatening Deportation of 200 Staff Over 200 Transport for London staff face deportation after the UK government removed their jobs from the skilled worker visa list, sparking protests and calls for mayoral intervention. International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025
Sadiq Khan celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral victory: ‘Just like in London, hope won’ Sadiq Khan said New Yorkers had shunned ‘fear’ by voting for the Democrat to be the city mayor The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025 Khan says New York has followed London in choosing hope by making Mamdani mayor Sir Sadiq Khan congratulated Democrat Zohran Mamdani on his election as New York’s new mayor.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025 Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan: Two leaders united by faith, politics and right wing hatred Zohran Mamdani shares similarities with London’s mayor, but has found support on a more radical ticket
Euronews · Nov 4, 2025 Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil A coalition of mayors from around the world also launched a global coalition to prepare cities for a hotter future.
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025 Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil Three hundred mayors have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action in their cities
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025 Say what you like about ‘Sadiq Khan’s no-go hellscape’ – Britain’s cities prove the rightwing agitators wrong To rightwing populists, places of fluidity and freedom will always be the enemy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025 Sadiq Khan clocks up nearly 28,000 air miles this year as 12,000-mile Brazil climate trip sparks row London mayor’s appearance in Rio is his fifth foreign visit of 2025 - clocking up 27,572 aviation miles since January
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025 Sadiq Khan calls on Reeves to bring ‘authentic’ Labour budget that boosts green investment London mayor says government should stay true to its beliefs and face down those who claim net zero adds to cost of living
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025 West London Orbital line: Everything we know about new Overground route The ‘West London Orbital’ (WLO) scheme would create a new rail route through the capital’s western suburbs
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025 ‘Out of reach’: stalled newbuilds leave Labour’s social housing targets in tatters As some families face a 200-year wait for an affordable home, what exactly has gone wrong?
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Mayor Sadiq Khan 'in close touch' with Met leaders after day of violent incidents in London There have been three killings and a double shooting on the streets of the capital in less than 24 hours
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025 Record 9.4 million fines slapped on London motorists as councils and TfL accused of 'money-making exercise' The total number of penalties handed out by the capital's 32 boroughs, the City of London and TfL has increased by about 13.5 per cent since last year and 70 per cent since 2010