Johnson faces calls to adopt Livingstone’s EMA pledge

AMs will question Mayor of London Boris Johnson next Wednesday

Boris Johnson will next week be asked to implement Ken Livingstone’s policy if re-introducing the Education Maintenance Allowance for London’s 16-19 year olds. During the election Mr Livingstone said he would work with … [Read more...]

And then they were free…

Labour are now the biggest group on the London Assembly. Image: mayorWatch

Popping into City Hall for last week’s London Assembly annual meeting I was struck at how cheerful the Labour group looked despite their candidate having lost the Mayoral election. After the same result in 2008 they looked … [Read more...]

London Assembly elects Jennette Arnold as Chair

Jennette Arnold has been re-elected Chair of the London Assembly

The London Assembly has elected Labour’s Jennette Arnold as its new Chair for the coming year. Assembly Members also elected Green Party AM Darren Johnson as Deputy Chair. Both AMs held the positions during some of the … [Read more...]

Boris names Greenhalgh as new policing Deputy

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Boris Johnson has named Hammersmith and Fulham Councillor Stephen Greenhalgh as his nominee for Deputy Mayor for Policing. In the role Greenhalgh will head the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC) which replaced the … [Read more...]

Olympic landlords warned over fire safety

London firefighters will on strike in a dispute over shift patterns

Home-owners are being warned that they need to comply with fire safety laws if they let out their property during this summer's Olympic games. Demand for accommodation during the games will be high and many home-owners are … [Read more...]

Victoria Borwick named new Deputy Mayor of London

Victoria Borwick is the new Deputy Mayor of London.

Boris Johnson has named London Assembly member Victoria Borwick as the new Deputy Mayor of London. Borwick replaces Richard Barnes who lost his Assembly seat at last week’s election. By law the Deputy Mayor must be a … [Read more...]