Sadiq Khan should drop his pledge to keep the number of Metropolitan Police officers at or around 32,000 according to a London Assembly report which argues the figure is no longer “realistic” in the wake of sustained government funding cuts.
Sadiq: ‘BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen should pay to clean up London’s air’
Mr Khan has made reducing pollution levels in London’s air one of the key priorities for his mayoralty and, since coming to office last May, has announced plans to clean up the capital’s bus fleet and charge older polluting vehicles.
Sadiq urged to sell off Met’s £3m “perk” flats before closing police stations
The planned closures are the result of successive cuts in government funding for the Metropolitan Police and follow the axing of dozens of stations under former Mayor, Boris Johnson.
Calls for TfL to become London’s official lost property service following police station closures
Greens on the London Assembly have called for Transport for London to become the “sole official handler of lost property” if plans to axe dozens of police stations go ahead.
Rail suppliers body urges clarity after reports Crossrail 2 could be delayed by a decade
Earlier this week the Financial Times revealed the project could be “delayed by a decade, to the 2040s” in order to allow the necessary funding, half of which is to be provided by Transport for London, to be raised.
