4 d. ago Los Angeles mayor calls out Trump’s ‘double standard’ amid reports that more troops are in LA than Iraq and Syria – live

Karen Bass hits back at Trump’s ‘deliberately false’ claims of insurrection as reporting shows stark differences in on-ground militaryGovernor Greg Abbott has pledged to deploy National Guard troops across his state of Texas, becoming the first governor to do so as protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread throughout the United States.Abbott said on X that the Texas National Guard will “use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sir Sadiq Khan and King ‘compared who is a bigger workaholic’

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq said he has the ‘pleasure of working closely’ with Charles and is proud to ‘work with Londoners, like His Majesty’.

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5 d. ago London mayor Sadiq Khan is knighted by King Charles in ceremony at Buckingham Palace

The three-term mayor of London was honoured for political and public service

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2 w. ago Changes to the Knowledge of London aim to modernise without lowering taxi standards, says Mayor

Changes to the Knowledge of London aim to modernise without lowering taxi standards, says Mayor  taxi-point.co.uk

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2 w. ago Met chief says decriminalising cannabis ‘not something we’re calling for’

Sir Mark Rowley’s comments came as the Mayor of London urged the Government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis.

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3 w. ago Infected blood victims ‘left in dark’ over compensation, Andy Burnham warns

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, who once served as health secretary, also called for criminal investigations into the scandal.

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4 w. ago From Gavin and Stacey to City Hall? James Corden ‘considering bid to become Mayor of London’

Corden allegedly discussed the possibility of succeeding Sadiq Khan during a private conversation at the Bafta television awards last weekend

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