Boris Johnson tonight warned Conservative party activists that failing to back Zac Goldsmith in the forthcoming mayoral election would leave them looking on for four years while “marxists” dismantled his legacy.
2016 London Elections
All the latest news and opinion from the Mayoral and London Assembly elections in which Zac Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan, Caroline Pidgeon and Sian Berry will fight it out for London's top political job.
Campaigners call for new mayor to include disabled Londoners’ needs in all policy-making
Campaigners are calling on the next mayor to ensure that the views and needs of London’s 1.2 million disabled residents are properly included in City Hall’s decision making.
London Greens call on Sadiq Khan to “come clean” over Silvertown tunnel
Earlier this week Mr Khan criticised current plans for the project, saying they “do not fully take into consideration the importance of greener transport,” but failed to pledge to axe the scheme if elected next month.
Zac Goldsmith pledges 500 extra cops to boost security on Tube
The officers would be assigned to the British Transport Police which has responsibility for protecting the Tube and rail network, but would be funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and Transport for London.
Lib Dems launch “fully costed” manifesto for London
To help fund the new homes Londoners would be asked to continue paying the £20 ‘precept’ on their council tax which was first introduced a decade ago to help pay awards the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.
