London local elections 2022: When are they, why is this year significant and how to vote?

The London local elections form part of the wider elections taking place across the country, which give voters the opportunity to express their opinions on how things…

Teach lessons on tackling misogyny in primary schools, says Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan has said lessons on tackling misogyny should be taught in primary schools in order to challenge inappropriate attitudes. The Mayor of London said more needed…

Sadiq Khan’s leadership has once again been called into question

Yet again, Britain’s capital and Europe’s largest metropolis has been brought to a halt by a strike on the London Underground. Tuesday’s stoppage is to be followed…

Sadiq Khan’s leadership has once again be called into question

Yet again, Britain’s capital and Europe’s largest metropolis has been brought to a halt by a strike on the London Underground. Tuesday’s stoppage is to be followed…

Sadiq Khan has allowed trade unions to wreak havoc on London’s transport

It was only in February 2016 that Sadiq Khan promised that there would be “zero days of strikes” if he was elected Mayor. “Strikes are ultimately a…

Sadiq Khans heads up North on a sporting jolly as London cleans up after Storm Eunice

On September 4, 2021, Mr Khan also accepted tickets to England’s Fourth Test against India at the Oval, three days after the launch of Operation Warm Welcome,…

‘Who should replace Cressida Dick?’, is the wrong question

There will be few people shedding any tears at the resignation of Dame Cressida Dick as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. She has overseen a litany of…

Sadiq Khan knew Met Police were failing rape victims before Cressida Dick resignation

Sadiq Khan had been briefed on a damning inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of rape and sexual assault cases before he declared that he had lost…

How Sadiq Khan failed London

Having decided to freeze fares – one of only two sources of funds over which he has direct control – he had no choice but to rely…

Sadiq Khan cannot shirk responsibility now

There was a time when Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, was talked about as a future Labour leader, or even prime minister. Few suggest such a…

How sexist, racist WhatsApps were the last straw for Sadiq Khan as he fights to stop mud sticking

The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in particular, was determined to keep her in post because she did not believe potential successors were ready for the job. The…

Cressida Dick must not become Sadiq Khan’s scapegoat

Last year was challenging enough for every part of the country, but in London we also had to deal with a particularly horrifying crime problem. Even as…

Cressida Dick’s role as Met Police chief is hanging by a thread, warns Sadiq Khan

Mr Khan said anyone who believed it was acceptable to hold racist, sexist and homophobic attitudes “did not belong in the police service”. A report by the…

London’s silence about anti-Semitism is deafening

On December 2 2020, a knifeman stormed a Marks & Spencer in Burnley. Munawar Hussain, 58, went for the manager’s neck before moving onto a customer –…

Cressida Dick tells Met ‘enough is enough’, warning the force could lose public consent

The IOPC findings have heaped further pressure on Dame Cressida, whose future has been thrown into doubt by a series of scandals. Last week, Sadiq Khan put…

Tube shutdown averted for now as ministers extend Sadiq Khan bailout

Sadiq Khan has been granted a stay of execution by Boris Johnson, staving off a shutdown of the Tube and other London public transport just hours before…

Sadiq Khan threatens to shut the Tube for days on end as black hole hits £1.5bn

Sadiq Khan is threatening to shut the Tube for days on end and close bridges and tunnels across the capital as a black hole in London’s transport…

Sadiq Khan’s tax plans are highway robbery for London’s motorists

With household bills rising, the Mayor of London’s war on motorists threatens to push struggling families over the edge. His latest cash-grabbing wheeze is to impose draconian…

London has lowest Covid case rate in country, but Sadiq Khan insists face masks must remain

Business owners said that the requirement to wear masks on the Tube and buses was creating an atmosphere of fear that was putting people off from returning…

Sadiq Khan’s mask mandate is stalling London’s recovery

Is Sadiq Khan a fifth columnist? The London Mayor is certainly acting like he does not want the capital to recover from Covid. Khan announced this week…

Back to work anger as commuters complain of having to keep masks on in London under Sadiq Khan’s orders

One said: “Are you serious?  Masks are theatre. The last time I got on a tube before Christmas, thanks to a strike, fewer trains meant we were…

Sadiq Khan strikes fear into Tory voters with road tolls plan

Sadiq Khan could not help getting a dig in at the Prime Minister before even mentioning plans to slap a toll on the capital’s drivers. Boris Johnson’s…

Sadiq Khan considers charging London drivers by the mile to meet net zero goals

Industry figures said that the Government will also have to consider a road pricing scheme to help make up for the expected loss of fuel duty tax…

Sadiq Khan threatens to take Boris buses off London’s roads in funding row

Sadiq Khan is threatening to scrap one of the biggest legacies of Boris Johnson’s time as London mayor as a row over funding the capital’s public transport…

London congestion fines to soar to ‘eye-watering’ £160

London congestion fines are to increase by 23 per cent, Transport for London has announced, making them almost as costly as those for serious driving offences. Motorists…