With just over a month left before Londoners pick a new Mayor, Labour candidate Sadiq Khan has told voters they face a choice between his fares freeze and “17 per cent” increase under rival Zac Goldsmith.
Goldsmith pledges outer London bike hire schemes and ‘guaranteed’ cycle superhighways
High build-out and infrastructure costs have seen current Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London back away from expanding the scheme beyond its current 12 host boroughs.
Lib Dems say Boris has “failed to tackle” homelessness as number of families in temporary accommodation rises
Data released today by the Department of Communities and Local Government also reveals that 5,160 London households are now classed as homeless, up from 4,700 the previous quarter and 4,690 in the final quarter of 2014.
Zac Goldsmith pledges to help councils and communities scrutinise property developers
Zac Goldsmith today pledged to subject developers to “the bright light of public scrutiny” by forcing them to publish the financial assumptions which underpin each housing scheme.
Goldsmith forced to defend “stereotypical and patronising” campaign flyers following Tory councillor’s attack
Over the past few weeks Goldsmith’s team has delivered thousands of leaflets with messages crafted to address what they claim to be concerns within London’s BME communities.
