The designer personally urged action to tackle complaints of “stifling” heat on the New Routemaster bus after passengers lobbied him direct about the issue, causing concern that his studio’s reputation could be damaged by its association with the vehicle.
Cameron warns Londoners against ‘sleepwalking into a Khan-Corbyn experiment’
Over the past few months Conservative mayoral runner Zac Goldsmith has sought to portray Labour rival Sadiq Khan as “Jeremy Corbyn’s candidate” in a bid to damage Mr Khan’s mainstream credentials.
Doreen Lawrence urges Londoners to back Sadiq Khan’s vision of “unity” for London
Baroness Lawrence, who last summer backed Tessa Jowell’s bid to be Labour’s candidate, said: “London is a city that not only tolerates, but celebrates our diversity. A city that I know will choose unity over division. And hope over fear.”
Goldsmith: London’s Tube & rail passengers face worsening conditions unless investment is safeguarded
London’s rising population means transport bosses are drawing up plans to service 330 million extra journeys each year but Mr Goldsmith says these plans would be put at risk by Sadiq Khan’s pledge to freeze Transport for London fares for the full four-year mayoral term.
London’s Greens pledge new stop & search watchdog and ban on officers who “misuse” power
In recent years Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has moved the force towards a more ‘intelligence-led’ use of the powers but the disparity in the ethnicity of those stopped continues to be a cause of concern for many campaigners.
