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More police funding a ‘drop in the ocean’ for force which costs £3.8 billion

Metropolitan Police officers are ‘abstracted away’ from outer London streets to cover city centre protests, MPs heard on Wednesday.

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Hammersmith Bridge could stay closed to vehicles until 2035, MP warns

Putney MP Fleur Anderson has urged residents to write to the Department for Transport about the impact the closure is still having on their daily lives

Evening Standard

MPs meet to scrutinise assisted dying bill for first time

The influential committee of MPs will hear from experts in evidence hearings at the end of January

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Assisted dying bill amendment aims to close potential ‘anorexia loophole’

Exclusive: Concerns raised that wording of law could result in people with eating disorders using it to end their lives

The Guardian - UK

Government will not ignite Brexit ‘battles of the past’, says minister

Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds ruled out a return to the single market, the customs union and freedom of movement.

Evening Standard

Proposed law to reform voting system narrowly clears first Commons test

The Elections (proportional representation) Bill is unlikely to make progress in its current form due to a lack of parliamentary time.

Evening Standard

Government should consider block on Heathrow night flights, says MP

Lib Dem Sarah Olney told the Commons that night flights have a ‘human cost’.

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Armed forces veterans to be able to use ID card to vote, minister tells MPs

The tweak to voting laws will allow veterans to use their identity card to vote, after some were turned away at local elections this year.

Evening Standard

London house prices 'hit' warning from new Heathrow 'noise sewers' narrower flight paths

Richmond Park MP Sarah Olney has secured a Commons debate on the impact of aircraft noise on local communities

Evening Standard

Ending sexual violence on public transport is ‘absolute priority’, says minister – as it happened

Louise Haigh speaks out after figures showed a 50% increase in incidents in the last two years

The Guardian - UK

MP demands action over repeated District line closures in Richmond

The issue has led to overcrowding on local buses and affected tourists trying to reach Kew Gardens

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Richmond Park?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Mortgage repossession claims hit five year high in aftermath of Liz Truss mini-budget

Warning the new figures show a steep rise in the number of families at risk of losing their homes

The Independent UK

Stop crime victims in England and Wales paying thousands for court transcripts, say MPs

People affected by serious sexual and violent offences can face large fees to obtain written records from their cases

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What now for Thames Water as investors turn off the taps?

With £500m of emergency funding withdrawn, calls are growing for the stricken company to be taken into public ownership

Evening Standard

Almost 700,000 London bus journeys cut last year, data reveals

Sadiq Khan’s spokesman said the mayor had “done everything in his powers to protect bus services across the capital”

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems to open conference with call to copy Biden’s tax on share buybacks

Exclusive: Money raised from a tax on companies buying their own shares could be used for green investment, party says

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Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers

Party calls for firm to be wound up as it seeks shareholder bailout, higher bills and lower fines

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Wednesday briefing: How ‘unprecedented’ vet costs have made pets almost unaffordable

In today’s newsletter: As a watchdog says it will investigate ‘unprecedented’ complaints about the cost of owning a pet, here’s how prices got out of control

Evening Standard

Brexit: Minister hails closer ties with Texas but no free trade deal with US or India

‘This Conservative government’s cowboy trade policy is shooting the British public in the foot,’ says Lib-Dem Sarah Olney as ministers boast of better links with Texas but no post-Brexit free trade deal with America

The Guardian - UK

Come clean on secret taxpayer rescue plans for Thames Water, MP demands

Exclusive: Sarah Olney to press in parliament for details of scheme being drawn up in event of supplier’s collapse

Evening Standard

Environment Agency says white foam at Teddington Lock was natural occurrence as sewage row intensifies

Row comes after MP Sarah Olney had described the scene at Teddington Lock as ‘absolutely disgusting’ and ‘clear environmental hazard’

Evening Standard

London crime shock as 30,000 burglaries are unsolved in 12 months

Just 1,103 cases - 2.9% - reported between September 2022 and September 2023 resulted in a suspect being charged

Evening Standard

Hammersmith Bridge: Thames crossing repair bill soars to £250million raising fears it won't ever reopen to traffic

Tories say it should be renamed 'Sadiq Khan Bridge' to highlight mayor's alleged inaction

Evening Standard

Night flights at Heathrow have 'catastrophic effect' on residents and should be banned, says MP

Richmond Park MP Sarah Olney has accused ministers of 'keeping their heads in the sand' over the issue

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