Sadiq Khan to attend coronavirus Cobra meeting March 16, 2020 Sadiq Khan will attend today’s coronavirus Cobra meeting at Downing Street, after being shut out of earlier talks. City Hall confirmed today that Khan will be at the meeting, which will see Boris Johnson and the UK’s health chiefs discuss stricter measures to combat the spread of Covid-19. The first ministers of Scotland, Wales and [...]
Coronavirus: TfL set to lose £500m from decline in passengers March 16, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) is expecting to lose up to £500m from the impact of coronavirus and will ask the government for financial support. In the past week, passenger numbers on the Tube were down by 19 per cent year-on-year, while bus passenger numbers fell by 10 per cent. The transport body said the figures [...]
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan to hold emergency economic summit March 15, 2020 City A.M. understands that London mayor Sadiq Khan has convened an emergency meeting of business leaders, being held tomorrow, to listen to the concerns of the capital’s firms. “The moves in the Budget were welcome but there’s an understanding that some of them won’t go far enough for businesses in the capital,” a source close [...]
London mayoral election delayed for one year over coronavirus March 13, 2020 The London mayoral election and all local and mayoral elections in England have been postponed for a year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Electoral Commission yesterday called for local and mayoral UK elections to be delayed until the autumn to “mitigate” the spread of coronavirus. The London election was due to take place on [...]
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick slams Sadiq Khan’s London homes plan March 13, 2020 The housing secretary has slammed Sadiq Khan’s proposals for new London’s homes, saying a focus on small flats will push families out of the capital. Robert Jenrick MP has blocked the publication of the London mayor’s housing plan until “significant improvements” have been made. In a damning letter to Khan, Jenrick said housing delivery in [...]
Coronavirus: Jubilee Line Tube driver tests positive March 13, 2020 A Tube driver on London Underground’s Jubilee Line has tested positive for coronavirus, Transport for London (TfL) confirmed today. It is the first case of coronavirus to be reported among London Underground workers. Transport for London (TfL) said the affected Tube driver is now self-isolating. A TfL spokesperson said: “A train driver on the Jubilee [...]
St Patrick’s Day: London celebrations canned due to coronavirus March 13, 2020 London’s St Patrick’s Day parade has been cancelled after performers dropped out due to mounting fears over the outbreak of coronavirus. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said this morning that key performers were no longer able to take part in the annual Irish celebration. Khan said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the parade – which [...]
Tube passenger numbers fall during UK coronavirus outbreak March 12, 2020 The amount of passengers on the Tube has declined in the past four weeks during the coronavirus outbreak. The number of London Underground journeys has dropped by 1.6 per cent in the past four weeks compared to a year ago, while trips in the past 12 weeks are down 1 per cent compared to a [...]
London mayoral election should be postponed, says Electoral Commission March 12, 2020 The 7 May mayor of London election should be postponed due to the spread of coronavirus, according to the Electoral Commission. The electoral watchdog wrote to the government today to say all May polls should be postponed “to mitigate the impact on voters, campaigners and electoral administrators”. This is in direct opposition to mayor of [...]
London mayoral candidates suspend campaigning over Covid-19 March 12, 2020 Two mayor of London candidates have suspended campaigning due to coronavirus. Rory Stewart and Sian Berry announced today they would halt all ground campaigning and move their entire operations online. They have cancelled all events and have instructed supporters to not go door knocking. Berry said it was “no longer sensible” to continue and would [...]