New cycleway set to open between Greenwich and Woolwich January 6, 2020 South East London is set to get a new five-kilometre cycleway spanning from Greenwich to Woolwich. The planned cycleway will be built along the A206 Woolwich Road and will include pedestrian crossings, segregated cycle lanes and an overhaul of the Angerstein roundabout. Read more: New London cycleway to link Tower Bridge and Greenwich It will connect [...]
Qasem Soleimani: General’s daughter warns ‘crazy Trump’ of ‘dark day’ January 6, 2020 The daughter of general Qasem Soleimani has warned at his funeral that the US faces a “dark day” in retaliation for his death. Soleimani, who was the head of the Iranian special operations Quds Force, was killed in a US drone strike last Friday as he arrived in Baghdad. Read more: Trump threatens Iraq with [...]
London bus drivers threaten strike action January 6, 2020 Londoners could face more travel chaos in the new year as 20,000 bus drivers are threatening to strike. Unite is preparing to ballot its members to decide if industrial action is taken over complaints of “chronic levels” of fatigue among bus drivers. Read more: RMT pledges to fight Tory plans for ‘minimum service’ during strikes [...]
The week ahead in Westminster: MPs get ready to return January 5, 2020 Parliament is set to resume tomorrow as MPs prepare to scrutinise the government’s withdrawal agreement bill over a three-day period. MPs already voted to approve the bill, by 358 to 234, on its second reading last month and agreed to the three-day timetable set by the government. Read more: Brexit bill: MPs approve EU withdrawal [...]
Boris Johnson makes statement on Qasem Soleimani – finally January 5, 2020 Boris Johnson has said the UK “will not lament” the death of general Qasem Soleimani, but urged the Iranian government to not retaliate with violence in a long awaited statement. Solemaini – who was leader of Iran’s special operations Quds Force – was killed on Friday by US drone strikes in Baghdad. Read more: Dominic Raab [...]
Sadiq Khan says voters ‘got it right’ by rejecting Labour January 5, 2020 Sadiq Khan has said voters “got it right” by consigning Labour to its worst electoral defeat since 1931 and that the party did not deserve to win. The mayor of London criticised the Labour leadership for the party’s landslide defeat last month, citing concerns about antisemitism, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and the overall policy direction as [...]
Labour leadership contenders make early pitches January 5, 2020 Four Labour leadership contenders have distanced themselves from the party’s election manifesto as they began their respective campaigns. Labour’s 2019 election manifesto was considered to be one of the most left-wing offerings in party history, with mass nationalisation and spending plans at its core. Speaking to the BBC this morning, Sir Keir Starmer said the [...]
Qasem Soleimani: Dominic Raab urges ‘nefarious’ Iran to calm tensions January 5, 2020 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has called for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, while also chastising Iran’s “nefarious activities” in the region. Raab said today that America “had a right to exercise self-defence” when they killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Friday. Read more: ‘US will pay for Soleimani assassination for years t [...]
Greggs releases vegan Steak Bake January 2, 2020 Bakery chain Greggs released its vegan Steak Bake to great fanfare today. The product was released in Newcastle last night, drawing long queues at the official launch. Read more: From Greggs to Franco Manca – Britain’s favourite restaurants revealed The new product is made from dairy-free pastry, meat alternative Quorn, onions and meat-free gravy. The [...]
Was Sadiq Khan’s new policy copied and pasted from The Thick of It? January 2, 2020 Sadiq Khan’s first policy announcement of his mayoral campaign appears that it could have been lifted from the cult TV show The Thick of It. The mayor of London today announced that if re-elected in May that all carers of disabled people will get free travel on all Transport for London (TfL) services. Read more: [...]
