London mayor race: Rory Stewart falls behind to third place November 7, 2019 Rory Stewart has fallen behind early in the 2020 London mayoral race as polling shows the former Conservative cabinet member is 32 points adrift of Sadiq Khan. The mayor of London has a significant lead in the YouGov/Queen Mary University poll, with 45 per cent of the vote – a 2 per cent increase from [...]
TfL plans new Thames piers to cater for 20m passengers November 6, 2019 Plans to transform the Thames into a major commuter hub have taken a step forward with new passenger piers set to be built along the river. Transport for London (TfL) announced today it would build new public piers in a bid to increase the Thames’ capacity to cater for public transport journeys. Read more: Rory [...]
Court rules London-wide ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful November 6, 2019 The High Court have ruled that a London-wide police ban against Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful, it was announced this morning. The ban was imposed in the second week of the activist group’s ‘”Autumn Rebellion”, during which more than 1,800 protestors were arrested. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met Police £37m The group appealed [...]
One Liverpool Street: City of London approves Crossrail entrance office block November 5, 2019 Plans to build a 10-storey office building at Liverpool Street’s future Crossrail entrance have been approved, despite concerns from City heritage groups. One Liverpool Street will be run by asset managers Aviva Investors, through a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL), and will replace an existing six-storey office block. Read more: Crossrail at risk [...]
Rory Stewart signals potential fare rise as he slams TfL losses under Sadiq Khan November 5, 2019 Rory Stewart has hinted he would likely increase public transport fares if elected mayor and has claimed London is “stuck in 2008”. The independent mayoral candidate, and former Conservative cabinet minister, told City A.M. it “cannot make sense to be running a system that’s losing this much money every year”. Read more: Rory Stewart: The [...]
National Portrait Gallery to close for three years November 5, 2019 The National Portrait Gallery announced today it will close to close to the public for three years to allow a £35.5m refurbishment to take place. The renovation work – which will begin next year- will include a new entrance and “significant” refurbishment inside the listed building. Read more: National Portrait Gallery drops donation from Sackler [...]
TfL mines passenger phone data to improve Tube journey estimates November 5, 2019 Tracking passengers’ phone usage on the Tube has allowed Transport for London (TfL) to improve its travel time estimates. TfL has analysed 2.7bn pieces of anonymised data since June, which has been gained through tracking people’s usage of Wi-Fi networks at stations across the capital. Read more: TfL is investigating illegal London minicab drivers This [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg says sorry to Grenfell victims for saying they lacked ‘common sense’ November 5, 2019 Jacob Rees-Mogg has apologised to Grenfell victims for saying they lacked “common sense”. The Leader of the House of Commons said on Monday it would be common sense to have ignored the London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) advice to “stay and wait” during the fire, which killed 72 people. Read more: Grenfell report: Fire services’ serious [...]
London Underground has the city’s highest level of air pollution November 5, 2019 The London Underground is the most polluted place in the city with air quality 10-times worse higher than recommended by health guidelines in some parts. An investigation has revealed that levels of PM 2.5 – particulate matter that can penetrate deep into the lungs and cause heart and lung disease – has been recorded at [...]
This parliament has taught us the strength of our democracy November 5, 2019 The 57th parliament of the United Kingdom officially comes to an end tomorrow. It has seen off a Prime Minister, survived a prorogation that wasn’t, and failed to deliver Brexit. Decried by the attorney general as a “zombie parliament”, it has gone to the country in search of new brains. It will have a curious [...]