The Trump era is ending at last
I am sending my huge congratulations and respect to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and their teams on their success in
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Author: Sian Berry
£535 million for homes is no good in London’s back pocket
London is sitting on more than half a billion pounds intended for affordable homes but going unspent, reports Inside Housing
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Six month deal leaves Londoners as a political football
A short-term deal will leave Londoners facing extra costs and further political battles over their transport system. Reacting to the
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Still waiting for Mayor’s new rules for private public spaces
Since 2017, when the Assembly passed my motion to make sure new privately owned public spaces are not run with
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Lockdown warning: sofa-surfing Londoners shut out by coronavirus
Londoners have always opened their doors for friends and family with nowhere to go – but under the threat of
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I back the Mayor over ‘circuit breaker’, but it must come with income support
London needs a short, effective lockdown with universal income support. We have seen today a letter from the Mayor and
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Mayor agrees that a universal basic income is ‘worth exploring’
The Mayor cautiously agreed with me today that a universal basic income was ‘worth exploring’ to help Londoners hit hard
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Cancel Silvertown calls grow as cost soars to £2bn
Green AM Caroline Russell reveals the toxic tunnel will cost Londoners £2bn, nearly three times the original price. The Mayor
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London STILL losing youth services
My latest report shows that, after nearly a decade of austerity, councils in London are still being forced to take
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More young people should complain about police mistreatment
Young people unfairly treated when stopped and searched should not hesitate to lodge complaints, the Mayor has agreed, during my
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Mayor refuses to discuss smart, fair road charging plans
The Mayor has dismissed proposals to start an ‘honest, open conversation’ with Londoners about developing a new system of charging
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Met Commissioner refuses to act on police bias in Covid-19 arrests
I questioned the Commissioner of the Met Police today, at the first Assembly meeting after new data showed that black
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Mayor not budging on coronavirus rent debt
Londoners unable to pay mounting rent debt were refused a lifeline by the Mayor today when I asked him to
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London renters face June wave of poverty and homelessness
London renters suffering the brutal financial consequences of the coronavirus lockdown will be exposed to a new wave of poverty
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Heathrow win means all damaging infrastructure needs to end
Climate campaigners are vindicated by the court judgement against a third runway at Heathrow — the world’s first based on
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