Ambiguous lockdown rules and over-zealous policing are ‘squeezing smaller parties out of the democratic process’, independent candidates for upcoming elections in May are warning. In London, mayoral candidate Brian Rose – second-favourite in the race – is engaged in a war of words with police chiefs after
Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member, commenting on the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) investigation report into the fatality at Eden Park train station on the 26 February 2020 of a blind man who suffered fatal injuries after falling from the edge of a
Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Sian Berry has pledged to eliminate deaths and serious injury on the roads of London with a new, more ambitious “vision zero” strategy. Sian claims that the current Mayor’s actions don’t add up to a plan, and points
The fate of the world’s poorest and wealthiest nations are interconnected, and eradicating poverty and hunger will be impossible without urgent and focused international cooperation efforts directed at long-term development, said world leaders speaking at the opening of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development
Commenting on the news that post-Brexit London has lost its place as Europe’s largest share trading centre, Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London Luisa Porritt said: “It’s disgraceful that the Government is willingly undermining London’s position as a world-leading financial services hub. “You’d think
Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Sian Berry has pledged that she will launch a commission into the needs of trans and non-binary Londoners if elected, to create a trans rights action plan for London. The action plan will seek to remove the barriers
Responding to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s announcement on cladding funding, Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London Luisa Porritt said: “It’s staggering the Government still doesn’t grasp the scale and seriousness of the cladding crisis, years on from the Grenfell disaster. “Today’s announcement is a
The government must ensure that any Carbon Tax that pushes up household gas prices does not punish poorer households and increase fuel poverty. A staggering 2.1 million families are already behind with their gas bills. On 4th January, the Times revealed government plans to increase
The decision to suspend Brexit checks on animal products and food items moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has laid bare that parts of the Brexit deal are unworkable and require change, says leading London accountancy firm Blick Rothenberg. Alex Altmann, a partner and
Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London Luisa Porritt has called on the Government to make apprenticeships work for London, after a survey of business revealed low-take up in the capital. The London Business 1000 survey, by London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and London
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