The Latest Breaking News from Sadiq Khan

The Guardian view on Oxford Street: a pedestrianisation project with legs

Editorial: London’s mayor is well placed to lead on regeneration of the UK’s busiest shopping street. But he will need local support

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024

Can a traffic-free Oxford Street match its global rivals?

The London mayor has big plans for the famous shopping street. We look at how similar schemes in Paris, New York and Barcelona have fared

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

Farage says Reform can win election as conference leans into hard-right tropes

Party will modernise, says leader at Birmingham conference dominated by populist discourse

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024

Unions must abandon outdated work practices to fix railways, says Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

Exclusive: The Cabinet minister also vowed to get trains into London running on time

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2024

Labour in apparent disarray over Thames cleanup plan

Minister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimming

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

OPINION - The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street must take account of buses

The last time Oxford Street came anywhere close to being “pedestrianised” was in the utter depths of the first Covid lockdown in spring 2020. I recall running — okay, perhaps jogging — blissfully along the central white line through a desolate West End from Marble Arch to Centre Point as…

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

Cyclists will be banned from Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation plans

Riders told to lock up their bikes or divert away from the traffic-free area

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

Affordable homes being built in London falls to lowest level of Sadiq Khan's eight years in City Hall

Only 2,358 homes were started with City Hall funding in 2023-24, when London needs 43,000 affordable homes a year

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

EU Commission chief von der Leyen unveils new top team

After weeks of negotiations, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled her new top team, giving key economic portfolios to France, Italy and Spain. If approved by the European Parliament, the bloc's top brass will be charged with steering the EU's industrial agenda in the face of competition…

France 24 · Sep 17, 2024

Sadiq Khan’s battle for Oxford Street ...The Standard podcast

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Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2024