London News and Comment
£25m will be added to a previously announced £23m fund and will enable both micro-businesses and low-income Londoners to ditch their older, polluting vehicles, thereby avoiding having to pay the Ultra Low Emission Zone charge when it comes into effect in April.
The contest will mark Berry’s third attempt at the mayoralty having stood in both 2008 and 2016, when she also successfully stood as a London Assembly member.
The reversible vests combine the standard orange high visibility version with a red version featuring a ‘Here to Help’ message on the back and have been introduced after London TravelWatch called for improvements to customer service.
A clear majority of the public believe London gets more than its fair share of Government spending according to a new survey conducted by YouGov, suggesting ministers may find it easy to resist Mayor Sadiq Khan’s push to secure greater public spending in the capital.
The organisation is highly dependent on public grants to remain viable, with its largest source of income being City Hall and the Mayor, but has historically refused to publish details of how it spends the cash.
