Sadiq Khan declares Covid emergency in London
Mayor makes formal declaration as capital’s hospitals struggle to cope with number of patients Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has… »
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UK coronavirus live: London moving into toughest tier 3 Covid restrictions, Hancock says in call with MPs
Latest updates: health secretary expected to make statement in Commons to MPs about tougher tier restrictions London likely to enter tier 3 Covid restrictions to curb case spread Tier 3… »
UK coronavirus live: London, Essex, York and north-east Derbyshire among areas put into tier 2 restrictions
Barrow-in-Furness, York, north-east Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield move into tier 2 alongside London, Essex and Elmbridge; no decision yet on moving Greater Manchester and Lancashire into tier 3 London to… »
UK at ‘critical point’ over Covid-19, top scientists to tell public
Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty to make TV appeal ahead of ‘challenging winter’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s most senior government scientists will make a… »
Police in England and Wales facing ‘new era of austerity’
London mayor among those fearing imminent financial crisis mainly caused by Covid-19 Police are facing a “new era of austerity” with some forces potentially facing their worst ever annual budget… »
Boris Johnson condemns ‘racist thuggery’ of rightwing protesters in London
PM responds to violence as arrests made during ‘guard our monuments’ demonstration Boris Johnson has condemned violence by protesters in central London on Saturday as “racist thuggery” in a post… »
Large areas of London to be made car-free as lockdown eased
Mayor Sadiq Khan says city needs to be repurposed for people as it emerges from coronavirus restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Large areas of London… »
Coronavirus UK live: Hancock unable to promise MPs some hospitals won’t run out of gowns this weekend
Health secretary takes questions from Commons committee; further 58 deaths in Scotland brings total to 837 Boris Johnson and coronavirus: the inside story of his illness Coronavirus latest: at a… »
How the London Bridge terror attack unfolded – video report
Two people were killed and three injured in a terrorist attack near London Bridge on Friday, police have confirmed. The suspect was wrestled to the ground by passersby and shot… »
Rise of Donald Trump is ‘obscuring lessons of the second world war’, says Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London condemns US president as ‘poster boy for white nationalism’ and Boris Johnson as ‘ever more rightwing’ Sadiq Khan: Lessons of the second world war are at risk… »
Sadiq Khan calls for new powers to impose London rent controls
Exclusive: Report sets out blueprint for overhaul of rental sector including devolved powers Sadiq Khan will demand an overhaul of tenancy laws in a campaign for London rent controls that… »
Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan in tweets over London deaths
US leader calls London mayor a ‘disaster’ after three men killed in separate attacks in 24 hours The row between Donald Trump and Sadiq Khan has escalated again after the… »
Donald Trump is like a 20th-century fascist, says Sadiq Khan
London mayor hits out at US president before his state visit to Britain The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has compared the language used by Donald Trump to rally his… »
Sadiq Khan challenges Theresa May to act against Tory Islamophobia
London mayor tells prime minister: join Labour in adopting a new definition of hate crime against Muslims The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has challenged the Conservatives to adopt a… »
Corbyn told: change course before it’s too late for Labour
Senior party figures warn leader over approach to antisemitism and new Brexit vote Some of Labour’s most influential figures are urgently warning Jeremy Corbyn to change his approach to antisemitism,… »
Sadiq Khan makes rent control key plank of mayor re-election bid
London mayor will work out blueprint for overhaul of laws for renters before 2020 poll Sadiq Khan will make a campaign for wide-ranging rent control the key plank of his… »
Tory London mayor candidate accused of ‘worst kind of misogyny’
In 2007 interview, Shaun Bailey enthused about discipline when ‘teachers were men’ Labour has accused the Conservative London mayoral candidate, Shaun Bailey, of the “worst kind of casual sexism and… »
London mayor unveils plan to tackle ‘climate emergency’
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan accuses government of dragging its feet and calls for investment to avert catastrophe London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared a climate emergency and urged the UK government… »
Crossrail may not open next year despite mooted extra £1bn
Ministers are reportedly about to admit London rail project needs further extra funding Crossrail could swallow up another £1bn in funding and be delayed beyond 2019, ministers are expected to… »
Boris Johnson’s unused water cannon sold for scrap at £300,000 loss
London mayor Sadiq Khan fails to find a buyer of crowd-control vehicles after lengthy search Three unusable water cannon bought by Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London have… »
London’s transport regulator looks to startups to help fix urban mobility
London’s transport regulator, TfL has announced a partnership with Bosch for its forthcoming co-working space in Shoreditch. The civic tech project is intended to run for 18 months as a… »
Labour London assembly members face reselection fight
Leaked email to the Guardian suggests party moderates could lose their places on party selection list Labour London assembly members are likely to face full mandatory reselection, which could lead… »
Opposition figure picked up after landing in home country following recovery from poisoning The Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on his return from… »
Thinktank adds to pressure on PM from opposition to extend £20-a-week universal credit uplift Boris Johnson cannot claim to be “levelling up” the UK if he persists with a planned… »
