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Firing process for Met chiefs must be more democratic, says City Hall committee

The London Assembly’s police and crime committee said it agreed with the idea that the Assembly should have say on whether Met chiefs can be sacked

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Too much of London is out of reach for disabled people, mayor warned

Politicians at City Hall have said they want inclusive design to be at the heart of London’s planning system

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Former Tory leader considering surprise bid to become party’s London mayoral candidate

Party chiefs keen to have woman on shortlist to challenge Sadiq Khan

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Conservatives choose new City Hall leader

Top jobs go to two members elected to London Assembly in 2021

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Sadiq Khan rejects call for London social housing ‘champion’

The London Assembly’s cross-party housing committee said a social housing commissioner for the capital would give tenants a louder voice

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Low trust in Met means parents not reporting missing children, report warns

The London Assembly’s police and crime committee also found that when families and carers do report a missing child to the Met, they can face frustrating delays

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London’s emergency services could face ‘capacity pressures’ in event of terror attack

A cross-party group of London politicians has warned Mayor Sadiq Khan that the capital’s emergency services could face difficulties responding to a major terrorist incident

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‘Scandal’: Empty homes in London at their highest level since 2010

More than 34,000 homes across the capital are ‘long-term vacant’, according to the latest available data

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Mayor and Government urged to take action on food poverty in London

Both the Mayor and the Government have been urged by the London Assembly to take further action to address food poverty in the capital

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Sadiq Khan urged to boost ‘life-changing’ adult education opportunities

The London Assembly’s economy committee warned that adult education was “not reaching the number of Londoners that it could do”

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‘A win-win for businesses’: London politicians urge action to boost cargo bike use

Transport for London believe the vehicles could replace up to 17 per cent of van-driven kilometres in central London by the end of the decade

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Pandemic saw ‘postcode lottery’ of maternal care in London - one mum speaks out

One mother who gave birth during the pandemic said she suffered from PTSD after the experience of being isolated from her newborn daughter

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TfL Pension Fund urged to divest from fossil fuels as part of leadership in climate change fight

London Assembly Member Leonie Cooper said it was “more important than ever” to consider the environmental impacts of investments

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Fresh calls for London’s suburban rail services to come under TfL’s control

A motion for the change was passed by the London Assembly, but the Government said it was not considering the idea

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Sharp rise in sick days linked to poor mental health at London Fire Brigade

London Assembly member Anne Clarke said the pandemic and financial worries had left the fire service ‘exhausted’ and on the verge of a ‘mental health crisis’

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Met Police officers slammed for spending on iPads and custom jackets

A group of officers in the Met Police has been criticised for spending public money on items like iPads, personalised jackets, and tomahawk axes.

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Met chief Sir Mark Rowley again refuses to use ‘institutional’ to describe police’s problems

Sir Mark Rowley said the word had an “ambiguous” set of meetings, as well as being politically contentious

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‘Several hundred’ officers could be removed from Met after damning report

Baroness Casey said she expected “several hundred” officers to be removed from the Met Police, following her damning report into the organisation’s culture

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Met police boss told to ‘think again’ over refusal to call force racist in wake of scathing report

Baroness Casey told the London Assembly’s policing and crime committee that the Met Commissioner and his deputy were the best people to tackle the “huge” challenge of overhauling the force

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Cross-party calls for new statue of the Queen in ‘prominent’ London location

The London Assembly has unanimously passed a motion in support of the idea

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Opportunity was missed to ‘re-brand’ Prevent strategy, official says

Asked whether Prevent’s image could be improved through a ‘re-brand’, an official at City Hall said ‘that ship has sailed’

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London Fire Brigade brings in new equipment to tackle summer wildfires

Emergency services were caught by surprise last summer when the devastating fire at Wennington leapt across a two-lane road from one side to the other

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Sadiq Khan accused of ‘trying to chuck up any old c**p’ to meet London housing targets

The Mayor hit back at the claim from his political opponent, defending his record on home delivery

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London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity

The London Assembly’s health committee pointed out that minority ethnic ambulance staff were disproportionately found in the organisation’s lowest-paid roles

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Sadiq Khan told to consider lower rents for women due to gender pay gap

London Assembly Member Sem Moema said the policy idea could “begin to level the playing field for women” renting in the capital

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