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A trade union has lost its appeal over taxi congestion charges after judges rejected a legal challenge. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) appealed against a decision by the Mayor of London to introduce a charge for minicabs claiming it unlawfully discriminated against black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and women drivers. Sadiq … Read more
Sadiq Khan today demanded to know Boris Johnson’s coronavirus ‘game plan’ as he slammed plans for an M25 lockdown. The London Mayor complained that he had been shut out of Cobra crisis meetings and snubbed by the PM since mid-May. He voiced fury that there had been no discussion of contingency proposals to put the … Read more
Sadiq Khan today demanded to know Boris Johnson’s coronavirus ‘game plan’ as he slammed plans for an M25 lockdown. The London Mayor complained that he had been shut out of Cobra crisis meetings and snubbed by the PM since mid-May. He voiced fury that there had been no discussion of contingency proposals to put the … Read more
No10 today refused to rule out effectively sealing off London if coronavirus cases spike as Sadiq Khan accused Boris Johnson of ‘riding roughshod’ over the city’s best interests. The Mayor of London has written to the PM to voice ‘great surprise’ at suggestions a quarantine zone could be created within the M25, complaining that it has … Read more
London COULD be locked down: No 10 refuses to rule out sealing off capital to control coronavirus outbreak amid fury from Sadiq Khan’s fury at Boris’s ‘unacceptable’ unilateral M25 quarantine plan Sadiq Khan has condemned the idea of sealing off the M25 around London if coronavirus cases rise again The London Mayor complained that he … Read more
Violent crime rates have soared back to pre-lockdown levels amid fears that numbers could rise even further as lockdown measures are lifted and the economic impact of the coronavirus is felt. London Mayor Sadiq Khan told The Guardian that there is a ‘real risk of violent crime spiking as lockdown is eased’ in the capital after the … Read more
Struggling London cabbies slam ‘lunatic’ Sadiq Khan after pop-up cycle lanes and wider ‘social-distancing’ pavements spark traffic chaos Sadiq Khan has introduced 11 miles of new, pop-up cycle lanes in the capital Cab drivers claim roads are gridlocked and it has caused havoc for their trade A further 12 miles of cycle lanes and wider … Read more
Sadiq Khan today declared that the Government should not stand in the way of Shamima Begum returning to Britain to fight for her UK passport accusing them of trying to ‘sub-contract justice to another country’. The Mayor of London does not agree with the Home Office’s decision to challenge the Court of Appeal ruling allowing Begum … Read more
Police and transport officers have fined just 59 people after speaking to 18,500 for not wearing masks on public transport, Sadiq Khan has revealed as he claimed he hasn’t spoken to the Prime Minister since May. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, the Mayor of London claimed he hadn’t spoken to Boris Johnson since a Cobra … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan spent £30,000 on boarding up statues in Westminster – including £10,000 to protect Winston Churchill monument which was vandalised during BLM protests Figures released show it cost £10,147 to put a hoarding around Churchill’s statue £21,115 was spent on protecting statues of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi It cost was £3,050 to … Read more