T ube and bus fares will rise by an average of almost five per cent in a fortnight, Sadiq Khan announced on Monday. The hike, which matches the current rate of inflation,... Read more »
London’s mayor has vowed to oppose the appointment of a new Met Police chief unless they are prepared to urgently tackle cultural problems within the force. Writing in The Observer, Sadiq Khan... Read more »
We have a longstanding tradition in this country of policing by consent. At the heart of this approach is the recognition that, for policing to be effective, public approval, respect and confidence... Read more »
1644565669 UK economy records growth in 2021 The UK economy grew by 7.5 per cent in 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports. The growth was the fastest since the ONS... Read more »
Dame Cressida’s decision comes a week after London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “not satisfied” with the Met Commissioner’s response to calls for change following a series of scandals including the... Read more »
Cressida Dick was one of the UK’s most senior female police officers before she left Scotland Yard to take up a highly sensitive security-related post within the Foreign Office in 2014. However,... Read more »
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Wednesday said the head of the capital’s Metropolitan Police had “days and weeks” to draw up a programme for reform following the latest scandal to tarnish the... Read more »
Sadiq Khan has been accused by the Home Secretary of “ignoring” a spate of “chilling” anti-Semitic attacks which have “terrorised communities”. Last week, as Jewish communities marked Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), a... Read more »
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he has put Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida “on notice” after evidence emerged of sexist, racist and homophobic behaviour among a group of officers. Mr Khan had... Read more »
S adiq Khan said on Wednesday he is “touching every piece of wood I can see” that Plan B restrictions will be lifted in two weeks’ time. The Mayor told the Standard... Read more »
