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Ministers' rental incomes fuel hypocrisy claims as renters' rights bill advances

Ministers who declared rental income from privately owned property have prompted fresh accusations t...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 19:23

Met appoints Ade Adelekan to lead intensified policing as London braces for protests, football and asylum‑hotel flashpoints

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan has been named to lead an intensified Metropolitan Police...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 19:23

Ministers urged to decide Royal Mint Court 'on the merits' as redacted basement plans deepen security row

Ministers have been told by Beijing to judge the contested Royal Mint Court redevelopment on “the me...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 13:48

Off-duty Met officers convicted after CCTV shows South Bank brawl, sentencing set for 22 October

CCTV footage played in court captured off‑duty Metropolitan Police officers embroiled in a violent b...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 13:39

Notting Hill Genesis awards five suppliers to £1.5bn single‑lot repairs framework linking day‑to‑day repairs with retrofit

Notting Hill Genesis has named five contractors to a single‑lot repairs and maintenance framework wo...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 08:37

Delegated approval of Brent Cross Town’s first purpose-built co-living block sparks row over transparency, unit numbers and affordability

Assael has secured delegated approval for a co‑living block at Brent Cross Town, marking what develo...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 08:35

Ministers face backlash as London boroughs risk losing millions under flawed funding reforms

Ministers are facing fierce resistance from Labour-controlled councils across London, exposing their...

Politics category • 2025-08-08 05:08

Met Police faces backlash over closure of more than half London’s front counters

The Metropolitan Police Service’s decision to shutter more than half of its police station front cou...

Politics category • 2025-08-06 17:54

London’s purple line phone theft campaign dismissed as ineffective amid rising street crime

A superficial attempt to curb London’s escalating mobile phone thefts has been rolled out on Oxford ...

Politics category • 2025-08-06 12:32

Hounslow bans Lime bikes over safety and parking chaos amid growing micromobility backlash

A west London borough has taken a decisive step to ban Lime bikes, highlighting the ongoing failure ...

Politics category • 2025-08-05 05:14

London’s taxpayer-funded al fresco zones spark safety and community concerns

For the first time, Shoreditch's Rivington Street and Redchurch Street have been transformed into bu...

Politics category • 2025-08-05 05:14

Government crackdown on Palestine Action protests sparks fears of authoritarianism

The escalating controversy surrounding the ban on Palestine Action reveals the dangerous trajectory ...

Politics category • 2025-08-05 05:13

Violent protests at London hotels expose failures of government’s asylum seeker policy

A disturbing scene unfolded outside the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, London, where...

Politics category • 2025-08-04 16:05

Metropolitan Police face unprecedented strain as pro-Palestine protest tests limits of public order

The Metropolitan Police are preparing for a significant challenge as they brace for a planned pro-Pa...

Politics category • 2025-08-04 16:05

Keir Starmer’s soft approach risks emboldening Hamas-inspired extremism in Britain

Keir Starmer’s government is once again walking a dangerous tightrope, underestimating the growing m...

Politics category • 2025-08-03 17:33

London’s illegal housing crisis deepens as enforcement failures fuel deadly overcrowding

A recent BBC investigation has exposed the true extent of London's housing disaster, revealing a thr...

Politics category • 2025-08-01 09:29

Sadiq Khan warns Heathrow expansion threatens Britain’s climate commitments and communities

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has once again signaled the growing obstacles facing the government’s pu...

Politics category • 2025-07-31 21:56

Government response to Grenfell failures leaves over a third of London’s high-rises dangerously clad eight years on

Eight years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, it’s clear that the government’s response has fallen...

Politics category • 2025-07-31 16:47

Met Police doubles live facial recognition use amid budget crisis and officer cuts

Britain’s largest police force has announced it plans to more than double its deployment of live fac...

Politics category • 2025-07-30 23:30

Caroline Russell challenges TfL complacency in new report on London road deaths

Green Party member of the London Assembly, Caroline Russell, has released a new report titled *Chang...

Politics category • 2025-07-30 11:30

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