Big win for Caroline as Mayor pledges a proper energy company for London
Caroline Russell AM has won a pledge from the Mayor of London that ‘Energy for Londoners’ will be a fully
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More than half of borough police still live outside London
My new report shows that, despite new initiatives, half of London’s borough police officers live outside London. Borough-by-borough data, obtained
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Questioning the new Deputy Mayor for Policing on her record
On the Police and Crime Committee last week, we held a confirmation hearing for the new Deputy Mayor for Policing,
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Met Commissioner is irresponsible with his ‘have a go’ advice
I don’t think the suggestion that the public ‘get stuck in’ when confronted by attackers with weapons is responsible at
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Assembly backs my call for more refugee children for London
Today my first motion to the London Assembly was passed by every member except those from UKIP. Seconded by Labour
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Mayor should block council estate plans that don’t have resident support
I’ve called on Sadiq Khan to swiftly introduce new planning policies to block estate regeneration if a majority of residents
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Student voices are crucial in the EU debate
London graduates and students have told me that UK membership of the EU is crucial to continue providing ‘amazing educational
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Success as Mayor agrees to look at real living rents for women and students
The Mayor of London today agreed to my request that he consider the lower incomes of women when calculating a
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Mayor’s review of east London river crossings is a sham
My colleague Caroline Russell AM has criticised the Mayor of London’s failure to stop work on the Silvertown Tunnel while
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Sadiq’s City Airport decision a terrible start for our new Mayor
A bad start for Sadiq Khan: today I condemned his sudden decision to withdraw City Hall’s objection to City Airport’s
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Thank you for a record-breaking result!
Very late on Friday 6 May we found out that we had scored a great result in the election –
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A real plan for truly affordable homes
The Green plan for housing will empower residents and build an alternative to the big developers. Our two Mayors have
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Time for police to stop wasting time monitoring Greens
After finding out the police have been keeping tabs on me, it’s time for them to stop spending precious resources
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Five things I’ll do for cycling on the London Assembly
Assembly candidate Caroline Russell writes about her findings from a bike tour of London. Over the past few weeks I’ve
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My manifesto to support and value BAME Londoners
I’ve launched our manifesto for Londoners from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds – more than 40 per cent of
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