Tag: Sadiq Khan
8 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Tories attack Sadiq Khan over 'beach party' event established by Boris Johnson

A Conservative Party report said the cash spent on Royal Docks 'beach party', enjoyed by tens of thousands of locals,...

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8 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

The grim milestone that shames Sadiq Khan: Interactive map shows Lawless London boroughs with mos...

The graphic reveals the extent of the violence gripping the capital, with more than 1,000 homicides having taken plac...

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9 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Labour big beasts pay their respects to Glenys Kinnock: Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer...

The funeral of Baroness Kinnock, wife of former leader Neil Kinnock, has been taking place in Golders Green, north Lo...

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10 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Sadiq Khan slams ministers on housing as London outbuilds rest of country

The latest official data, up to March 2022, shows London increase its housing stock by 8% since Mr Khan took office i...

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10 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Rishi Sunak told he must sack Suella Braverman now after Armistice Day hijacked by thugs

Around 2,000 far right hooligans flocked to London and fought battles with police on Armistice Day amid tensions stir...

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11 months ago
inews.co.uk

Khan warned Starmer he would call for Gaza ceasefire as Labour divisions grow

The Mayor of London broke ranks, warning of a worsening 'humanitarian crisis' and said he was calling for a ceasefire

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11 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Sadiq Khan urges changes to voter ID rules to prevent thousands losing vote in 2024

Speaking ahead of Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, the London mayor called on the government to expand the list ...

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12 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Sadiq Khan warns against scrapping app that helps homeless people off streets

The Streetlink app allows members of the public to alert local homelessness support services if they see someone slee...

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12 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Mayors join forces to demand HS2 goes ahead despite panic over soaring costs as Tory hopeful in...

Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard and Steve Rotheram joined forces to deliver a message against ...

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12 months ago
scotsman.com

Everyone knows drug policy isn't working, but reform remains last political taboo

Politicians seem destined to advocate what they think people want, rather than what the situation requires.

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Free school meals UK : who is eligible for vouchers? How to apply to the scheme explained

As kids head back to school for the new term, NationalWorld looks at the current free school meals scheme and who is ...

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Free school meals for all pupils - finally something all voters can agree on - and politicians sh...

Jamie Oliver is among those backing a campaign to expand the free school meals scheme, and its gaining cross-party su...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Driver adopts VERY rude number plate to show Sadiq Khan exactly what he thinks of Ulez expansion

The Volkswagen driver was spotted just outside the clean air zone, on the A20 near Chislehurst, south London, with th...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Sadiq Khan defiant as hated ULEZ expansion comes into force: London Mayor ignores backlash and...

In a bruising round of interviews this morning, Sadiq Khan denied that extending the ultra-low emission zone to almos...

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about 1 year ago
bristolworld.com

ULEZ: Caravan covered in protests over London’s ultra low emission zone chained outside Sadiq Kha...

The caravan was sprawled with warnings such as “ULEZ will be your Poll Tax, Mr Khan” and “ULEZ is a cash grab”.

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

A blow for ULEZ expansion plan? Scaffolder wins legal ruling that signs for ultra-low emission...

Noel Willcox, 48, ran up fines of £11,500 for driving a company truck to and from a depot in Harefield, North West Lo...

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about 1 year ago
express.co.uk

Councils can put brakes on future Ulez schemes

Green taxes on hard-hit motorists can be blocked by councils under new driver-friendly laws, the Transport Secretary ...

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

The street where residents could have to pay more than £12 each time they get in the car

Residents on a dead-end London cul-de-sac will be charged £12.50 every time they get in their non-compliant cars as p...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Keir Starmer urges cities to look at non-ULEZ schemes saying there are 'other ways' of cutting...

Keir Starmer stressed there are 'other ways' of cutting pollution as he was grilled about the controversial policy on...

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

London driving fines: motorists may be eligible for refunds after CCTV-based fines ruled 'illegal...

TfL issues around 435,000 PCNs annually, which would generate £69 million if paid in full at £160

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

ULEZ and Clear Air Zones: Where are they in place in the UK - what has been the reaction to them?

Many locations, including London, Glasgow and Newcastle, have introduced emission schemes to improve air quality in t...

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

London ULEZ scrappage scheme: Sadiq Khan increases grant to all Londoners with non-compliant vehi...

The Mayor of London said he has “continued to listen to the concerns” of residents but the Tories said changes are “t...

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Slap owners of long-empty houses with council tax hikes, Mayors tell ministers

The call comes as Labour's Lisa Nandy warned Brits faced a "double whammy" of unaffordable house prices and skyrocket...

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Fresh headache for Starmer as Khan and Burnham clash with leader over Ulez and devolution

Senior Starmer ally says the Labour leader would rather the London mayor did not go ahead with expansion of the £12.5...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Energy Secretary Grant Shapps vows to 'max out' North Sea oil and gas as he opens up dividing lin...

Energy Secretary Grant Shapps struck a starkly different stance to Keir Starmer as he said abandoning the fossil fuel...

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Green policies could be scrapped as Sunak prioritises tackling cost of living over climate

Amid devastating wildfires and an extreme heatwave across Europe, the PM has been warned it would be a mistake to ton...

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Sadiq Khan insists rollout of Ulez will continue, but will consider cutting costs for Londoners

The Mayor of London will push ahead with the scheme, i understands, despite Labour leader Keir Starmer saying he need...

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Labour must back people's priorities and ditch 'baggage' to win, says Keir Starmer

Speaking at the party’s National Policy Forum in Nottingham, the Labour leader told officials they must “learn the le...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Defiant Sadiq Khan vows to press on with hated ULEZ expansion despite Angela Rayner and Labour MP...

Sadiq Khan dismissed concerns after Angela Rayner joined calls to look again at the plans to expand the driver chargi...

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Could London host 2026 Commonwealth Games? Mayor supports potential bid as Australian state pull out

Sadiq Khan would support a bid for the capital to host 2026 Commonwealth Games following Birmingham’s 2022 success

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Could London host the Commonweath Games? As Victoria pulls out of hosting next year's event,...

The British Empire Games, as they were then known, were held in large part in West London's Shepherd's Bush and Wembl...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Keir Starmer backs Labour by-election candidate concerns on ULEZ expansion

Keir Starmer said Danny Beales was 'right' to raise concerns about the controversial expansion of the charging area.

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over 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence's pal who saw best mate murdered running to be London mayor

Duwayne Brooks had mayoral ambitions in 2018 but commitments took him abroad at short notice. But now he appears dete...

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over 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Rory Stewart 'actively' mulling a political comeback

Former Cabinet minister Rory Stewart said he is 'actively' considering a political return, putting the chances of it ...

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over 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Grandad can't afford £12.50 'tax' to visit granddaughter, 6, 'living on borrowed time'

Iain Buers, 55, says he won't be able to afford to visit six-year-old seriously ill granddaughter Charlotte in hospit...

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over 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Moment conspiracy theorist Piers Corbyn accidentally reverses his car into a van during a protest

The anti-vaxxer, 76, was filmed taking part in a demonstration against the expansion of the ULEZ, which will see a £1...

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over 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Driver straps number plate to his back to confuse cameras in protest against new levy

Handyman Engin Coban from Catford, in south London, says the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone in the summer c...

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over 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Sadiq Khan is urged to bring in lower subsidised rents for women

The idea was put forward by the cross-party London Assembly housing committee, which warned the gender pay gap is mak...

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over 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Fury as 'disgraceful' Sadiq Khan is slammed for 'smearing' critics of his war on London's motorists

Tensions have long been running high over the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone - where £12.50 is charged for ...

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