'More vital than ever': Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to donate to rough sleeping campaign ‘A small donation can help change lives,’ the mayor tells Londoners in annual winter appeal Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024
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’ Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Secret venue chosen for Sadiq Khan's next public Q&A session Concerns over the event being “disrupted” mean that the location will be revealed to ticket holders only a few days in advance Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2024
Plans for new Overground line in west London take major step forward Sadiq Khan says ‘feasible solutions’ have been identified for ‘all elements’ of the West London Orbital project Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024
Why Heidi Alexander becoming Transport Secretary should be good news for London New Cabinet minister is former Sadiq Khan deputy who helped open Elizabeth line and kept TfL during pandemic Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024
London's WFH habit: Huge numbers of workers are being urged to stay away from the office, survey shows New figures on Tube, bus and Elizabeth line trips - plus new estimate of 60,000 dockless bikes on capital’s streets Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024
Heidi Alexander appointed transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone offence The Swindon South MP previously worked as Sadiq Khan's deputy transport mayor from 2018 to 2021 Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024
Tories fell thousands short of 'one million homes' promise, data reveals Labour say the Conservatives ‘misled the public and under-delivered’ - but the new Government faces a huge challenge in meeting its own, higher target Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
London Overground: Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals his favourite line after £6.3m rebranding of train network ‘Like naming children, not everyone agrees,’ says TfL chief tasked with turning hundreds of suggestions into a shortlist Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Fake tickets pose 'real risk of harm' to London's New Year's Eve fireworks The warning comes following the news that the event’s final batch of official tickets will go on sale on Monday, December 2 Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new London Overground lines and colours The six lines will be called Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and Liberty. The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024
Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’ Police say strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers will enable them to ‘manage offenders proactively’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Met steps up patrols for Christmas shopping period, as mayor asks Londoners to 'stay alert' Sadiq Khan warned that ‘organised criminals’ will seek to ‘take advantage of the vast numbers of people’ pouring into London’s shopping destinations Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024
Three former Conservative prime ministers are against assisted dying bill Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss express opposition to change in law as MPs prepare to vote The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 Drivers will be charged £4 to use Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels at peak times, TfL confirms Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £2bn scheme means drivers will be charged to use Blackwall tunnel for first time in 130 years
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024 Labour urges inquiry into claims Lee Anderson was offered money to join Reform Call for standards commissioner to look into circumstances of former Tory MP’s defection to Reform party
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 Sadiq Khan reveals he is against the Assisted Dying Bill - and explains why The bill, which would allow some terminally ill people to have a medically assisted death, is being debated by MPs on Friday
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 TfL spends £1million on parking bays for e-bikes (as thousands more hire bikes due to arrive in London) Voi to compete with Lime and Forest as designated bays are created on Red Routes after ‘Wild West’ concerns
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 London Assembly urges Sadiq Khan to back plan for 'Road Safety Investigation Branch' Deaths and serious injuries on London’s roads are not independently investigated like those on the railway network
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 Deadly Storm Bert: floods aftermath & future planning ...The Standard podcast Plus! Can Sadiq Khan make Oxford Street great again?
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 Sadiq Khan details his plan to build 6,000 rent-controlled homes for 'everyday heroes' Londoners with household incomes of less than £67,000 per year would be eligible for the homes, with rent increases potentially pegged to wage rises
Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2024 Sadiq Khan urged to hold London vote on council tax hike to fund TfL as Tube drivers seek four-day week Lord Bailey of Paddington raised the idea of a vote in the capital in Parliament
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024 Christmas means women have to spend more time and money to stay safe IN FOCUS: December is a time for making merry, but if you are female, a night out can often also be fraught with fear. Olivia Petter investigates why so many women continue to feel frightened when out after dark, and asks whether government awareness campaigns and some of the language…
Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024 London affordable house-building plummets 88 per cent in a year, with some boroughs starting just one each The collapse in affordable homes started in London in the last financial year compares with a 39 per cent fall across England as a whole
Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024 Sadiq Khan creating 'Oxford Street office' to help him seize control of UK's most famous shopping thoroughfare Up to 15 jobs created as mayor plots takeover of UK’s most famous shopping street