'Interference with democracy': High Court battle over LTN removal ramps up Mayor Lutfur Rahman is said to given ‘unintelligible and inadequate’ reasons for removing three LTNs in Bethnal Green Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Sadiq Khan invites Donald Trump to celebrate Pride in London The London mayor had a long-running row with Donald Trump during his first term in the White House The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Sadiq Khan invites Donald Trump to next year's Pride festival in London Mayor says president-elect would also be welcome to join him at Friday prayers Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Voices: Cities are showing what climate leadership looks like COMMENT: When it comes to meeting the challenge of man-made climate change, mayors are streets ahead of national leaders in cutting emissions and implementing innovative environmental schemes, says Sadiq Khan The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Pedestrianising Oxford Street will let it live up to its reputation, says expert who transformed Times Square Removal of traffic from Times Square ‘can be model for UK’s best-known shopping street’ Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024
As a child I needed free school meals, as mayor, I provide them. And this policy works – here’s the proof Critics questioned my landmark policy but a new report backs it – and the big winners are children and their families, says the mayor of London Sadiq Khan The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024
Sadiq Khan dials down call for national free school meals due to '£22bn black hole' The mayor said the ‘significant’ budgetary overspend which the Chancellor claims to have inherited means the Government can’t fund free lunches Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
Free school meals supporting 'calmer behaviour' among London children, report finds Universal free school meals have proved hugely popular, but questions remain over how they will be paid for in future years Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
London Mayor Sadiq Khan offers 'hand of friendship' to Donald Trump but slams his MAGA policies But the London Mayor said he wanted to ‘put out a hand of friendship’ to the president elect Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024
OPINION - The golden era of TfL freebies like the 60+ Oyster must end — London can't afford it any more In just over five years, I’m due to join the best club in London. It won’t serve G&Ts, restrict women or provide leather armchairs for an afternoon snooze. But it comes with an invaluable plastic membership card: the 60+ Oyster. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024
Charles makes birthday visit to surplus food project The King shared his 76th birthday with the first anniversary of his Coronation Food Project and treated it as a normal working day. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
'Oxford Street improvements may take years because of Sadiq Khan' - campaign group Mayor having ‘great conversations’ with businesses on part-pedestrianising the country’s most famous high street Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
Sadiq Khan: Donald Trump targeted me because of my skin colour The mayor’s comments come despite insistence from the government that Labour will be able to work closely with the incoming Republican administration The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024
Happy 76th birthday Charles! King visits Felix Project food hub as guns salutes mark monarch's big day Charles visited the Deptford Trading Estate in south London as he marked the first anniversary of his anti-food waste project Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024 King makes appearance at Coronation Food Hub on day he turns 76 Charles visited the Deptford Trading Estate in south London as he marked the first anniversary of his anti-food waste project.
International Business Times · Nov 14, 2024 London Mayor Says Trump Attacks Due To His Ethnicity And Religion London Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused Donald Trump of repeatedly criticising him because of his "ethnicity" and Muslim faith, in comments likely to renew his long-running feud with the US president-elect.
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024 Sadiq Khan blames lack of funding as £4.1billion affordable housing programme stalls London Mayor says more support still needed despite Rachel Reeves giving the capital an extra £100m
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 Sadiq Khan 'happy to look into' a 'tourist tax' for London and will 'follow evidence' The mayor has said his team is looking at the evidence from other cities which have introduced a small, nightly charge on hotel visitors
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 Met Police’s handling of 999 calls no longer ‘serious concern’ - watchdog Inspector of Constabulary Lee Freeman praised efforts to protect vulnerable Londoners on Wednesday
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 London should set own rules on whether to pause or stop sale of council homes, says Sadiq Khan Mayor says boroughs should be able to decide whether to pause, stop or keep right to buy
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 Sadiq Khan announces £2.3million to expand mentoring in pupil referral units The intervention comes after data revealed that violent crime has risen slightly in London, despite falling across England and Wales overall
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 'Damning': London youth club closures led to increase in crime, report suggests Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan described the report as ‘damning’
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024 Sadiq Khan asked to boost support for London's Migration Museum which has been in shopping centre for four years The Migration Museum is trying to raise £20m as it prepares to move from Lewisham to its new permanent home in central London
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024 Sadiq Khan's planning deputy casts doubt on Government's housing targets Labour has promised to create 1.5 million homes across the country, up from the previous Tory Government’s pledge of one million new properties
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024 West End wars: Who will win the new battle for the soul of Soho? Soho business leader John James calls out what he describes as Westminster’s “obvious bias” against operators