What a load of HOT AIR! Sadiq Khan showboats his green credentials by riding to work on trendy e-bike (while his security team follow in gas-guzzling Range Rover) The Mayor and members of his security team mounted £3,000 electric bikes Some of his protection detail tailed them in Range Rover on journey to City Hall … Read more
Sadiq Khan today said he wants face masks worn in all London’s public spaces in a 15-point coronavirus crackdown he thrashed out with council leaders. The Mayor of London has urged ministers to impose a 10pm curfew on all pubs and restaurants throughout the capital in a bid to ‘reduce the amount of hours people … Read more
Covid infection rates in 20 London boroughs are higher than areas of England already hit by restrictions, new data revealed today, as Sadiq Khan met council leaders to demand a new lockdown and rush hour traffic dropped five percent. Public Health England’s most recent watchlist shows the authority in England with the lowest case rate … Read more
London mayor Sadiq Khan is reportedly pressing for new coronavirus restrictions for the capital on Monday, including a 10pm pub curfew. Mayoral sources said the city was catching up with disease hotspots in the North West and North East of England, which have been placed under new controls. While data from only a few days … Read more
Sadiq Khan has cancelled New Year’s Eve celebrations in London as he confirmed there will be ‘no fireworks’ and ‘nothing happening’ on December 31. The Mayor of London explained the display, which typically takes place near the London Eye, will not go ahead as ‘we can’t afford’ to have large numbers of people congregating amid … Read more
Sadiq Khan‘s own council has scrapped his £33million green traffic scheme over concerns it is causing ‘chaos’, blocking emergency vehicles and generating ‘excessive levels of pollution’. Wandsworth Council obtained funding from Transport for London (TfL) to launch trials of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods last month, but announced today it has suspended the project. A statement from the … Read more
Sadiq Khan was heckled by London black cab drivers outside City Hall to shouts ‘of Destroyer of London’ today as the Mayor’s war on motorists sabotages the capital’s route to recovery. Video shows Mr Khan walking to his office to the backdrop of angry London black cab drivers as a furious crowd gathered outside City … Read more
Sadiq Khan calls drive to get workers back to the office ‘OFFENSIVE’ and rubbishes claim working from home is less productive as he calls on the government to ‘get a grip’ of the crisis The Mayor of London made the comments while with a group of 80 key workers They were invited to play tennis … Read more
London‘s vast array of new bicycle lanes were mostly empty this week despite Mayor Sadiq Khan launching a huge drive to get people to walk or cycle instead of using public transport. Photographs taken today and yesterday across the capital in the likes of Tooting, Streatham, Balham, Islington, Mayfair and Victoria showed how the lanes … Read more
When is someone going to speak for London? The greatest city on the planet is being left to die a slow, silent death. Every day in the capital is like a Sunday now. The Square Mile lies largely abandoned. Whitehall is solely patrolled by armed police and a small handful of inquisitive tourists. Footfall on … Read more