3 h. ago Government slashes Sadiq Khan's affordable housing target after number of homes started last year was second lowest on record

Angela Rayner offers mayor a lifeline after fewer than 4,000 affordable homes started in 2024/25

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4 h. ago London housing crisis: Number of affordable homes started last year was second lowest on record

Work began on just 3,991 affordable homes despite London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan’s £4bn housing fund

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7 h. ago Sadiq Khan says some Londoners should pay more than double council tax

‘I think boroughs should be allowed to charge much, much more,’ he says

Economics

8 h. ago Scotland being held back by chronic shortage of housing with calls for 25,000 new builds a year

A new report is calling for the SNP Government to commit to a new national target of building 25,000 new homes per year.

Politics

9 h. ago London boroughs should be allowed to charge more than double council tax, says Sadiq Khan

The Mayor of London suggested he wanted local councils in the capital to have more powers to ensure second and empty homes are in use

Politics

9 h. ago Boarded up and derelict: pictures show lack of progress in bringing London's old City Hall back to life

Former home of mayor and London Assembly empty for almost four years

Politics

25 h. ago Fatima Whitbread’s stinging verdict on government therapy cuts for adopted kids

The Olympic medallist, who was abandoned as a baby, has labelled the government’s move to slash therapy funding by 40% for each child ‘deeply disappointing’

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26 h. ago Immigrants are not spongers or skivers, says Sadiq Khan, after PM's 'island of strangers' speech

London mayor says of Sir Keir Starmer’s comments: ‘Those aren’t words that I would use’

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26 h. ago Councils should be allowed to charge more than double council tax, says Khan

The Mayor of London suggested he wanted local councils in the capital to have more powers to ensure second and empty homes are in use.

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28 h. ago Sadiq Khan joins Labour backlash at Starmer's 'island of strangers' crackdown on immigration

London mayor Sadiq Khan insisted he would not have used the phrase 'island of strangers' as the PM struggles to contain anger on his own benches.

Politics

28 h. ago Scotland's housing emergency blamed on SNP 'incompetence' as number of new builds drops again

The lack of affordable housing has led to more Scots declaring themselves homeless, while reports of rough sleeping in Edinburgh and Glasgow are increasing.

Politics

32 h. ago Silvertown tunnel: Has Sadiq Khan's £2.2billion scheme ended rush

Once month after opening, The Standard examines claims the mayor’s new Thames tunnel has increased congestion

Economics

33 h. ago Silvertown tunnel 'has worsened congestion' (but has eased early

One month since opening, has Sadiq Khan’s £2.2bn tunnel under the Thames cut road congestion?

Politics

44 h. ago Sadiq Khan: Labour must be 'humble' and 'reflect' after local election results

Mayor reminds ministers of need to preserve ‘safety net’ amid proposed cuts to disability benefits

Politics

47 h. ago 'We couldn't afford a house in UK so bought an entire village in France'

The couple knew they didn't want to live in the UK when they eventually retire, but never realised they would buy a village for less than a house in the UK

Politics

57 h. ago Sadiq Khan launches £300,000 fund to boost al fresco dining and late

Sector hopes new funding will ‘cut through bureaucracy’ and boost footfall

Economics

3 d. ago Sadiq Khan urged to block high rise building that skirts Grenfell building rule by 30cm

Tory controlled Bromley Council has approved an application to build a tower block in Penge, South London, that attempts to get around the rule by reducing the height of the building by 30cm.

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3 d. ago ‘I’ve lived here 50 years, I’ve never seen it like this’: Sadiq Khan accused of ‘destroying’ London

‘I’ve lived here 50 years, I’ve never seen it like this’: Sadiq Khan accused of ‘destroying’ London  GB News

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4 d. ago Ten most crowded tourist hotspots to avoid revealed – see best places to avoid the masses

Greece is among countries facing a backlash because of the scale of the tourist influx, with anger about lack of affordable housing for locals among other issues

Politics

5 d. ago Sadiq Khan 'sends in the bulldozers' for London's Green Belt: Anger as Mayor says homes could be built on 'low quality' land to hit Labour's targets

In a shift of position, Sadiq Khan is using a speech to argue that brownfield site alone cannot meet the capital's needs.

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