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London Assembly member Unmesh Desai still suspended from Labour following police investigation

The assembly member said he had ‘cooperated fully’ with police officers, who will not be taking ‘any further action’

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Concerns raised over impact of Chinese 'super-embassy' on London's 'very stretched' police

Labour and Tory members of the London Assembly were united on Wednesday in their opposition to the proposed embassy in Tower Hamlets

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Plan for new Chinese 'super-embassy' opposite Tower of London rejected by council

The authority’s verdict is only advisory, as the final decision will lie with Deputy PM Angela Rayner in the new year

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London shops lose record £15m of items due to shoplifting epidemic

National shoplifting figures show shoplifting has risen 30 per cent since the pandemic and the ensuing cost-of-living crisis

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TfL cyber attack: Colleges express concern about students unable to get new Oyster Zip Card

TfL has had to suspend online applications for Zip Cards and the 60+ Oyster card since it spotted on September 1 that its website had been targeted by hackers

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Met Police log 1,000 female genital mutilation reports over 10 years but only two lead to convictions

Despite being a crime since 1985, only two FGM cases have resulted in criminal convictions

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Sadiq Khan: Met Police diverted 'most ever' resources to tackle general election abuse

The mayor says abuse faced by those standing for public office could get worse

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City Hall to 'consider' DLR extension to Barking Riverside, deputy mayor confirms

A planned DLR extension to Thamesmead will be built to enable further branches, the London Assembly has been told

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Blue badge thefts more than quadruple in London, data shows

More than 6,000 blue badges were stolen in the capital last year

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Number of Metropolitan Police officers being dismissed hits new high

The number of police officers dismissed due to misconduct or incompetence has doubled since 2020

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Met Police 'screening out' two-thirds of crime reports, data shows

A Labour politician said the Government’s ‘underfunding of the Met’, has meant ‘police are being forced to cut corners’

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Almost 100 football-related hate crimes in London recorded in a year

Hate crimes threaten to 'turn the beautiful game ugly', a London politician has warned

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Drink spiking offences in London quadruple in five years

Increase branded 'deeply worrying', as further action urged from the Met Police

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Met Police boss grilled over ‘jingle and mingle’ Partygate probe - as Shaun Bailey sits in silence nearby

Shaun Bailey was sitting next to his colleagues on the London Assembly, as they raised questions about the Met’s probe into the so-called ‘Shaun Bailey for London Holiday Party’

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Met Police urged to reopen Partygate investigation after new claims

Letter to Met chief follows allegations that Downing Street staff shredded evidence of rule-breaking

Daily Mirror

Met Police urged to reopen Partygate probe over claims No10 staff 'destroyed evidence'

Unmesh Desai, the deputy chair of the London Assembly’s police and crime committee, has written to Met commissioner Mark Rowley asking him to take “new information into account” and revisit the inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Met urged to reopen Partygate inquiry as fresh allegations emerge

‘New information’ includes claims that Downing Street staff corroborated stories and destroyed evidence

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Met police: Mental health-related absence soars among officers and staff

The rise in absences has been revealed on World Mental Health Day

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More than 170 serving Met Police officers under investigation for alleged domestic abuse

170 Met officers are under investigation for alleged domestic abuse

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More than 100 hate crimes reported at London football grounds in past year

More than 100 hate crime offences have been recorded at London’s football stadiums in the past 12 months, new figures have revealed.

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Senior Conservatives fear traditional voters will desert them after Partygate

Tory MPs say fines for Johnson and Sunak over lockdown gatherings have led usually loyal supporters to express concern

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‘Shocking’ rise in violent hate crimes in London during 2021, figures reveal

Labour London Assembly Member Unmesh Desai who described them as ‘shocking and utterly depressing’

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives accused of ‘levelling up’ stunt to save Boris Johnson’s job

Lisa Nandy slams claim of boost for 20 towns saying ‘new’ fund for poorer areas is recycled pledge

The Guardian - UK

Will Met inquiry into Downing Street lockdown parties ‘neuter’ Gray report?

Analysis: force’s direction that civil servant makes ‘minimal reference' to events could dampen investigation dictating Johnson’s future

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