Londoners could face £27.50 daily congestion charge under Government bailout of TfL

London drivers could have to pay £27.50  a day if they drive an old polluting car through the center of the city under new congestion charge Sadiq Khan claims ministers are demanding he vastly extends congestion zone  Some motorists could be charged twice if they also travel through the ULEZ  Boris Johnson yesterday accused Mr … Read more

Londoners could face £27.50 daily congestion charge under Government bailout of TfL

London drivers could have to pay £27.50  a day if they drive an old polluting car through the center of the city under new congestion charge Sadiq Khan claims ministers are demanding he vastly extends congestion zone  Some motorists could be charged twice if they also travel through the ULEZ  Boris Johnson yesterday accused Mr … Read more

Sadiq Khan claims TfL rescue package is ‘draconian’ after ministers threaten to strip him of control

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has claimed the Government is hitting people in the capital with ‘draconian’ measures that will cause a ‘triple whammy’ of higher costs. Mr Khan made the accusations after he said Westminster wanted to extend the £15 Congestion Charge Zone to the North and South Circular roads in 12 months’ time. He … Read more

Ministers threaten to strip Sadiq Khan of control over Transport for London

The government has threatened to take away mayor Sadiq Khan’s control of Transport for London unless he cuts costs and increases fares in return for a rescue package. The London mayor needs a £4.9bn settlement to bail out TfL for the next 18 months after passenger numbers collapsed and revenue crumbled as a result of the … Read more

Ministers threaten to strip Sadiq Khan of control over Transport for London

The government has threatened to take away mayor Sadiq Khan’s control of Transport for London unless he cuts costs and increases fares in return for a rescue package. The London mayor needs a £4.9bn settlement to bail out TfL for the next 18 months after passenger numbers collapsed and revenue crumbled as a result of the … Read more

The Great London Bake Off: Shaun Bailey slams mayor Sadiq Khan

Shaun Bailey’s campaign has today served up their own version of the Great British Bake Off slamming Sadiq Khan for having a ‘half-baked’ approach to running London. The Tory London Mayoral candidate has hit out at the current Mayor Khan for a ‘huge rise in crime across the capital’, and his ‘poor’ management of housing and transport.  … Read more

The Great London Bake Off: Shaun Bailey slams mayor Sadiq Khan

The botched London Bake Off: Tory mayor hopeful Shaun Bailey slams rival Sadiq Khan’s half-baked’ tenure in City Hall and says ‘the only thing rising under him is crime’ Shaun Bailey is Conservative hopeful in next year’s London Mayoral elections  In a new campaign video Bailey slammed Sadiq Khan’s ‘half-baked’ approach  Tory candidate said: ‘Coronavirus … Read more

How Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have higher Covid-19 infection rates than London

WHERE HAS HIGHER INFECTION RATES THAN LONDON BUT NO LOCKDOWNS? Numerous areas have infection rates higher than the  average number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in London, which was 99 up to October 10, but remain at Tier One on the lockdown scale. (London average calculated as the mean of individual areas’ infection rates, … Read more

How Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have higher Covid-19 infection rates than London

Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have higher coronavirus infection rates than London but will face no lockdown rules when the capital moves into Tier Two tomorrow. Health Secretary Matt Hancock and London Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday confirmed a ban on people meeting in indoor spaces will begin at midnight tonight in the city. The tough … Read more