The results of last week’s European Parliament election were dramatic. The Liberal Democrats “won” London, Labour came second and the newly organised Brexit Party came in third. In terms of MEPs, the Lib Dems won three (gaining three), Labour won two (losing two), Brexit Party won two (gaining one from UKIP’s showing in 2014) and […]
One of the country’s most prominent Conservative-run local authorities is to have a new leader, following the decision of Richard Cornelius to step down from the helm of Barnet Council. Cornelius, who has led Barnet since 2011, is expected to relinquish his post in advance of the council’s annual general meeting on 21 May. He […]
For some months there have been tensions within London Labour circles about the selection of candidates for next year’s London Assembly elections (which will take place on the same day as the election for London Mayor). Rule changes, similar to those brought in for MPs, have made it harder for Labour Assembly Members (AMs) who […]
Transport for London (TfL) has taken a further step towards meeting its target for getting new homes built on land it owns by announcing leading residential developer Grainger as its intended partner in a build-to-rent programme. Eight sites across the capital will be developed under the arrangement once it is finalised, together yielding at least […]
This week Sadiq Khan made a call for City Hall to take control of London’s rail infrastructure in order to target investment where it’s most needed and pave the way to tube-level frequencies on a number of neglected but critical National Rail lines across the capital. He was right to do so. For several years now, […]
Sadiq Khan has provided £30,000 of mayoral funds to six community organisations supporting non-UK European Union citizens who wish to continue living in the capital after Brexit. Applications for “settled status” or “pre-settled status” by non-UK EU citizens and their families who wish to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021 must be […]
Leading national figures from Momentum, the campaign group formed to support Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, will be among those conducting the selection of Labour candidates for next year’s London Assembly elections. Jon Lansman, Momentum’s founder and chair, will be one of three representatives from Labour’s governing national executive committee (NEC) and Emine […]
Over the weekend, the London Labour Party held its annual conference, two days of speeches, debates and the outcome of elections for positions on its London regional board, a body with considerable influence over such potentially fraught matters as the selection of candidates for elections and breaches of party rules. A sense of which way […]
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