Sadiq Khan admitted he has failed to provide ‘proper leadership’ as he opens up about how lockdown has affected his mental health. The London Mayor said that he was used to stressful situations, but the past 10 or 11 weeks had been ‘the hardest of [his] professional life, in relation to the loneliness’. ‘I’ve found it … Read more
Sadiq Khan slashes his own pay by 10 per cent as he warns of £500million black hole in London’s finances from lockdown – threatening cuts to police and Tube unless the government bails the capital out London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that he is taking a 10 per cent pay cut Mr Khan said … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR as he makes them compulsory on the capital’s transport network Protective face coverings are compulsory on all public transport from Monday Free masks were handed out in their thousands on buses and trains in England 3,000 more police took to the … Read more
The Mail on Sunday today calls on our readers to help block any attempt to remove the statue of Sir Winston Churchill from outside the Houses of Parliament. Our petition urges Boris Johnson to make a public pledge that the monument to Britain’s celebrated wartime leader will never be moved after it was attacked by … Read more
A police and crime commissioner has defended the police officers who allowed the statue of Edward Colston to be pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest. Avon and Somerset’s Sue Mountstevens led the rebellion against Home Secretary Priti Patel as she blasted politicians who tried to ‘influence or second guess operational police matters’. Ms … Read more
A senior Black Lives Matter organiser has called for Winston Churchill’s statue to be removed from Parliament Square ahead of today’s protest, which is under threat of violence from football hooligans and far-right thugs. Imarn Ayton, 29, a figurehead of the movement who has given speeches alongside Stat Wars actor John Boyega, said a monument … Read more
London‘s mayor was accused of caving in to mob rule last night by covering up Winston Churchill’s statue. Sadiq Khan is shielding key public monuments – including the Cenotaph – ahead of anti-racism protests on Saturday. But Priti Patel called on the mayor to uncover the bronze sculpture immediately. ‘We should free Churchill, a hero of … Read more
Fury as Keir Starmer stays SILENT over ‘vile’ letter from Labour MPs accusing Priti Patel of ‘gaslighting’ BLM protests by talking about her own experiences of racism – while Sadiq Khan jibes that she ‘lacks emotional intelligence’ Keir Starmer staying silent over letter from Labour MPs rebuking Priti Patel Accused Home Secretary of ‘gaslighting’ by … Read more
Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters turned out in London today despite Boris Johnson’s calls to abandon demonstrations. Police officers were booed as they moved in to detain two of the protesters in Hyde Park after activists defied the Prime Minister’s instructions. Around 20 officers moved through large crowds of peaceful protesters sitting on the … Read more
Two men have camped out next to the statue of Scout movement founder Robert Baden-Powell in a bid to protect it from protesters. Using tents, as so many who have been part of the organisation have done over the decades, the two men camped out near to the statue in Poole Quay last night. Dan … Read more