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Shaun Bailey no longer holds ‘immature’ views he expressed 13 years ago, says senior London Tory MP
Housing association chiefs defend shared ownership and call for more government grant
London’s traditional private hire trade being ‘driven out’ by rules designed to regulate Uber, claims industry chief
Westminster: Council leader pledges to ‘double’ affordable housebuilding with lifting of borrowing cap
Haringey: Divisions emerge as council prepares for Love Lane estate residents’ regeneration ballot
Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey said he committed burglary in his youth
Boroughs and housing bodies praise Theresa May for borrowing cap announcement
London needs a Brexit boost from government, says Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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Vic Keegan’s Lost London 62: the ageless beauty of the Blewcoat School
A reminder of the roots of formal education of the capital's poor, it has survived the sprouting of Victoria's skyscrapers
John Vane: county lines
A London drug dealer discussed Home Counties expansion plans in front of fellow rail passengers
The rather wet Royal Parks Half Marathon 2018
London's most glamorous 13.1 mile run was damp as well as deluxe this year
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