Sadiq Khan has warned London’s Tory councils that he will “not hesitate” to intervene in places where they are failing to approve enough homes.
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Housing campaigners from across the capital are gathering to demand that all mayoral candidates commit to investing in social housing as the only real solution...
More than a third of repeat knife offenders in London were spared an immediate jail sentence last year.
Go for a #LondonLovesCycling cycle ride near you, with London Cycling Campaign this weekend.
The promise of more toilets on London’s Tube and bus network is proving “an absolute vote-winner” in the race for City Hall, the Green Party has said.
As the mayoral elections loom, Labour candidate and current mayor, Sadiq Khan, and Conservative candidate, Susan Hall’s environmental policies are coming under...
As the London mayoral election looms large, these are the thirteen candidates who have thrown their hat into the ring.
Sadiq Khan on Monday pledged to “eliminate” rough sleeping in London by 2030 – despite the number of people living on the streets having risen significantly...
There have been hundreds of prosecutions in London for begging and rough sleeping over the past five years, figures show.
A former Liberal Democrat opponent of Sadiq Khan has endorsed him in the mayoral election, urging Londoners to back him in what she called a “close, two-horse...
London’s Tube and rail fares should be simplified to become a single, flat fare for every journey on the network, the Green Party’s mayoral candidate has said.
North central London patients have among the worst contact with GP practices in England, according to a major new national poll.
Three-quarters of people prosecuted in London for television licence evasion in 2022 were women, new figures show.
Around one in five Londoners are unaware that a mayoral election is taking place on May 2, new polling has found – with the figure twice as high among the...
Rather than engage in culture wars rhetoric, the new London Loves Cycling campaign, which launches today, focuses on the joy and benefits cycling brings to...
Sadiq Khan came under pressure on Monday over his failure to pledge the return of free morning rush hour Tube and bus travel for older Londoners.
The Green Party’s London mayoral contender set out her stall on Tuesday with pledges to bring down Tube and bus fares and to extend free school meals.
Dickens used London to fuel his imagination, including a particular street in EC1...
Sadiq Khan has been accused of “slashing public transport with one hand and pushing people out of their cars with the other”.
Sadiq Khan has revealed plans to put women and girls “directly at the centre of decision making” around their safety.
Drivers in Islington experienced record delays on local 'A' roads last year, new figures show.
The number of planned or under-construction homes in London which have stalled due to uncertainty over fire safety rules has grown by almost 4,000 in six...
A former Wall Street and City banker has said he will stand for London mayor for the second time in a row.
Sadiq Khan was challenged by a Tory critic on Friday over the amount of “blatantly visible” drug taking seen on the streets of London.
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