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The Latest Breaking News from The London Assembly

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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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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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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Where are all the water fountains? Wide disparity found across London

While some boroughs had only a small handful of fountains, others had more than 50

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Met Police slammed for ‘shocking’ response times to ‘less urgent’ 999 calls

The Met said it was working hard to prioritise the most urgent calls it receives

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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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Police ‘cannot be trusted’ with power to strip-search children, London politician says

London mayor Sadiq Khan said there remained ‘very exceptional circumstances’ where the strip-searching of children should occur

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Sadiq Khan to review safety of ‘floating bus stops’ beside cycle lanes

Blind campaigners warn new layouts put them at risk of colliding with cyclists

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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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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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