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Proposal called in for full planning hearing after disagreement between local councils

Councillors in Tower Hamlets rejected the scheme in February 2023 - but deputy mayor could overturn that decision

As pre-election pledges go, it doesn't exactly get top marks for subtlety. But in a city buffeted by a cost of living crisis and where so many are reliant on the transport network to get around, it is hard to fault.

Mayor pledges £123m to keep prices down as opponents accuse him of trying to buy re-election votes

Pay-as-you go fares to remain at current levels until March next year, but Travelcards and fares "cap" will rise by about 5%

Robert Moses wouldn't have put up with this nonsense. The man who did more than practically any other to shape modern-day New York would have taken one look at Hammersmith Bridge and ordered it rebuilt at any price. Though, being Moses, it probably would have involved 16 lanes, the unnecessary…

Embarrassing, humiliating, a microcosm of why we can’t get anything built in this country. Pick your howl of anguish then treble it: this is the story of Hammersmith Bridge. The crossing was shut in April 2019 by Hammersmith and Fulham council after safety sensors detected “dangerous micro-fractures” in the cast-iron…

Liberal Democrats' Caroline Pidgeon says mayor has 'magically' found 'pots of money that only a few weeks ago he was denying existed'

Our City Hall Editor Ross Lydall explains how he believes London's 2024 mayoral election will unfold.

The phoney war is over and the race for City Hall has begun in earnest. In little more than 100 days, Londoners will head to the polls with the effective choice between a third Sadiq Khan term or a first crack for his Tory rival, Susan Hall.

Well-informed activists believe low turnout and changes in the voting system could leave 'only 10,000 votes' between Labour mayor and his Tory rival