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Sadiq Khan has today been appointed Shadow London minister by Ed Miliband, replacing Tessa Jowell. Gareth Thomas MP will serve as his deputy. Khan will continue to serve as Shadow Justice Secretary, but will sit in the Shadow Cabinet in…
‘In a tunnel underground a young Limerick man was found He was built into the new Victoria Line When the pouring gang had past sticking through the concrete cast Was the face of little Charlie Joe Devine.’ Christy Moore’s lines from Paddy…
The following exchange took place at the Home Affairs Select Committee in September 2012: Mark Reckless: What is the lowest numbers of officers you expect there to be in 2015? Stephen Greenhalgh: The worst case, the doomsday scenario is at…
Anyone remember Ray Lewis? Until recently Mr Lewis volunteered for Boris Johnson as Ambassador for Mentoring. Yet now Boris has given Lewis a salary of £20,000 a year for the one day a week role as "Senior Adviser for Mentoring". The…
Today, fares on London Transport have increased above the level of inflation for the fifth time in a row under Boris Johnson. The cumulative effect of his Mayorality on transport prices has been a 55% increase in the price of a bus journey…
Serious allegations of sexual harassment are alleged to have been made against Boris Johnson's Deputy Mayor for Policy Stephen Greenhalgh. Last night he released a confusing statement, denying that he remembered the alleged event, but…
Alan Johnson had been widely considered to be a potential Labour candidate for London Mayor in 2016, but today he moved to distance himself from the race, saying he'd be too old by then. Speaking to LSE’s student radio station Pulse Radio…
Heard about the 999 SOS campaign? Probably not before today unless you were unfortunate enough to meet me on a doorstep in the last couple of weeks and ask me what I was working on. However, if you follow any City Hall Labour Group members…
By Rt Hon John Spellar MP and Luke Akehurst After a very united and positive Labour Party Annual Conference, it was disappointing the next day to see a number of senior figures float a divisive proposal about our internal procedures. The…
Conservative plans to scrap housing benefit support for under-25s may be a classic Conference clap-line against the feckless jobless, but in reality they will punish a group of people who are among our most vulnerable and actually…
As soon as Boris Johnson left the Tory conference stage in Birmingham today, Labour's leader in the London Assembly Len Duvall put out this statement: "Boris failed to mention that he has cut over 1,700 police officers and 1,800 PCSOs in…
You might think that there’s nothing particularly special about October 7th. There are no festivals, no public holidays, nothing of particular note at all. But this year October 7th is a very special day, because today is Fare Deal Day…
