2 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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2 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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5 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

7 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

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8 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

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24 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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26 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.

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56 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 ‘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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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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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt

Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt  The Guardian

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan and Angela Rayner planning to 'concrete over London's green belt' in act of 'environmental vandalism'

Sadiq Khan and Angela Rayner planning to 'concrete over London's green belt' in act of 'environmental vandalism'  GB News

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan: 'We must build on green belt to ease London's housing crisis'

Mayor’s critics warn his plan marks ‘a devastating blow to the environment and our green spaces’

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan announces London's Green Belt to be built on to tackle homes crisis

London Mayor Sadiq Khan will announce plans to build on London's Green Belt - saying this is the only way enough affordable homes can be delivered in the next decade

Events

5 d. ago All aboard! Campaigners demand free travel for Londoners to 'open up the city' to all residents

Mayor urged to follow lead of cities in Brazil and offer free public transport

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan urged to help 'alarming' number of care leavers not working or studying

Young people leaving care face a ‘cliff edge’ when they turn 18 and suddenly lack adequate support, mayor warned

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7 d. ago London cladding scandal: Sadiq Khan hails 'significant step' in making other tall buildings safer

Work is yet to start on more than 1,500 residential blocks in the capital with flammable cladding

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8 d. ago Trafalgar Square to host first basketball competition with NBA event

A school’s basketball tournament will come to Trafalgar Square on June 6

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9 d. ago After the flame has passed: is hosting an Olympic Games good for our wellbeing? | Sean Ingle

Research has shown there is a positive impact in the city during the competition but the legacy effects appear to be short-livedDoes hosting an Olympics really improve our wellbeing? If so, by how much - and for how long? Are we really happier when Team GB win gold medals? And are the lofty claims of politicians that London 2012 would make us healthier born out by the facts?While the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was banging the drum for the capital hosting the Olympics in 2040 last week, academics at the LSE, Harvard and in Germany were answering these questions – and quietly busting a few myths about the legacy of 2012. Continue reading...

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1 week ago What I had to endure on London's two worst tube lines confirms to me Sadiq Khan has to go

What I had to endure on London's two worst tube lines confirms to me Sadiq Khan has to go - Peter Bleksley  GB News

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