Sadiq Khan has been accused of “blatantly ignoring his own contribution” to worsening air quality in parts of London by campaigners against his Silvertown Tunnel project. It comes following new analysis from City Hall that revealed 98 per cent of schools in London are in areas that exceed World Health Organisation limits for PM2.5 pollution, […]
Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter
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More than 900 London buildings need special fire safety measures – and number is growing
More than 900 buildings across London currently require a waking watch or other fire safety measures because of defects such as flammable cladding, the capital’s fire chief has said. Waking watches involve 24-hour patrols of buildings that are known to contain fire safety defects so that residents can be warned and evacuated in the event […]
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Government review of London’s buses postponed after fears of service cuts
A planned review that business and transport groups warned would lead to bus service cuts in London has been postponed until September, the government has confirmed. The Department for Transport (DfT) had required Transport for London to undertake a review into bus service demand in July and September as part of the £1.08 billion emergency […]
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Revealed: Labour blocked ’embarrassing’ Silvertown Tunnel questions to Sadiq Khan
A leaked email has revealed that the London Assembly Labour group blocked questions to Sadiq Khan about the Silvertown Tunnel before last month’s mayoral election because they could have been “deeply embarrassing” to the mayor. The email, which has been seen by both the Local Democracy Reporting Service and 853, revealed that City Hall Labour […]
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Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham is on hold, TfL boss confirms
The Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham has been put on hold along with Crossrail 2, according to Andy Byford, the Transport for London commissioner. The delay to the £4 billion was revealed at a meeting of the London Assembly’s transport committee yesterday, following a question from Labour’s Joanne McCartney about which major transport projects have […]
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Stay at home: Major incident declared as London hospitals struggle with ‘out of control’ Covid-19
A major incident has been declared in London as hospitals face being overwhelmed by the continued spread of Covid-19. Sadiq Khan, who as mayor of London chairs the London Resilience Forum, made the decision to declare a major incident following discussions with NHS London, local authorities and Public Health England. A major incident can be […]
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Don’t call ambulances unless it’s an emergency, Londoners told as new coronavirus crisis deepens
Londoners are being urged not to call ambulances unless it is an emergency as the London Ambulance Service struggles to cope with the number of Covid-19 patients in the capital. The NHS last night sent a text to people living in areas of London encouraging them to ring their GP or 111 instead of calling […]
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Sadiq Khan criticised over Silvertown Tunnel after coroner rules on air pollution death
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been criticised for his plans to build the Silvertown Tunnel after a coroner ruled that air pollution was a cause of death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, the nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013. Ella lived off the South Circular Road on the border of Catford and Hither […]
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