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London First in joint call for immigration reform to keep UK at ‘full strength’
Rotherhithe-Canary Wharf bridge cost estimate was ‘bizarre’, says TfL delivery chief
Government grants ‘right to transfer’ to Cressingham Gardens but rejects Earls Court estates’ bid
Trust in property developers and planning system at rock bottom, research shows
Transport for London steps up pressure on Earls Court developer over failure to build homes
Labour general secretary urged to suspend West Ham constituency party over ‘homophobic bullying’
‘Early signs’ of violent crime falling, says Mayor’s policing deputy
London cyclists still mostly high income, middle-aged white males despite new infrastructure, says TfL
Culture
Charles Wright: Why the Mayor turned down the Tulip
Sadiq Khan's rejection of an audacious new tower in the Square Mile is a lesson in conflicting interpretations of planning rules
The Beatles live, Savile Row, 1969
The band's last ever concert was held on the roof of their Apple Corps office 50 years ago
Vic Keegan’s Lost London 99: The Pimlico roots of Wimbledon
Would the All England Club exist without Walter Clopton Wingfield and his "sphairistike" wheeze?
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Richard Brown
Richard Brown is Research director at Centre For London, the capital's dedicated think tank. He previously worked for the Greater London Authority as private secretary to the first London Mayor, Ken Livingstone.
Sarah Hayward
Sarah Hayward was Labour leader of Camden Council 2012-2017 and remains active in Labour politics in the capital.
Caroline Pidgeon
Caroline Pidgeon MBE is a Liberal Democrat Londonwide member of the London Assembly.
Finn Brennan
Finn Brennan is a district organiser with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF), covering London Underground.
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