Labour’s Uxbridge defeat draws political strategy into spotlight for Keir Starmer

Labour’s Uxbridge defeat draws political strategy into spotlight for Keir Starmer

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Sadiq Khan accused of playing ‘political games’ over Uxbridge police station before by-election 

Sadiq Khan accused of playing ‘political games’ over Uxbridge police station before by-election 

Sadiq Khan today came under pressure to keep all London police stations open after he intervened to save one in Uxbridge just weeks before a crunch by-election. Policing minister Chris Philp, speaking in... Read more »
From dizzying heights to tumultuous lows, UK’s political showman Boris Johnson steps down

From dizzying heights to tumultuous lows, UK’s political showman Boris Johnson steps down

He was the mayor who reveled in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a whopping election victory on the back of his... Read more »
A man who posted political speeches on social media encouraging violence in southern Africa has been jailed for terrorism offences, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command

A man who posted political speeches on social media encouraging violence in southern Africa has been jailed for terrorism offences, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command

  William Chinyanga, 52, live-streamed a number of speeches via his Facebook pages over two days in early December 2019, in protest of the current government in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe African National... Read more »
London elections 2022: Spotlight on Barking & Dagenham – the key facts, big issues and political make-up

London elections 2022: Spotlight on Barking & Dagenham – the key facts, big issues and political make-up

O n May 5, voters across the UK will head to the polls to decide who will run their local authority. At the last local elections in 2018 Labour had their best... Read more »
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Sadiq Khan: Abuse and violence would have made me think twice about a political career

Play video Tap above to watch The Late Debate with Simon Harris London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he would have “thought twice” about running for office had he known about the... Read more »