Addison Lee says Sadiq Khan’s congestion charge plans could cost it £4m a year October 1, 2018 Addison Lee has said Sadiq Khan's plans to remove the congestion charge exemption for private hire taxi companies could cost it £4m a year. Uber rival Addison Lee has commissioned research that suggests levying a congestion charge on minicabs in London would make the capital more congested and polluted. Read more: London Assembly votes against Sadiq [...]
London companies dominate list of UK startups where professionals most want to work, new analysis reveals October 1, 2018 London dominates the UK’s startup scene, new analysis from LinkedIn shows. All but one of the country’s 25 top startups are based in the capital, the social media site found. The analysis uses searches and company page views from LinkedIn’s half a billion users, over 25m of which are in the UK, and shows the [...]
Uber drivers would rather keep self-employed worker status than sign a fixed contract, report claims September 28, 2018 Uber drivers would prefer to remain as independent contractors on flexible hour deals than work fixed hours as part of the company, according to responses from Uber drivers in a new study. In a report undertaken by Oxford University's Oxford Martin School entitled “Uber Happy? Work and Well-being in the 'Gig Economy'”, a resounding majority [...]
Shaun Bailey elected as Conservative candidate for London mayoral elections September 28, 2018 Shaun Bailey will be the Conservative candidate for the London mayoral elections in 2020, the party has confirmed. He beat Andrew Boff and Joy Morrissey in the ballot of London Tory members, winning 43 per cent of votes. Boff won 35 per cent, while Morrissey took 21.4 per cent of the vote. The turnout [...]
CCHQ to announce Tory candidate for mayor tomorrow morning September 27, 2018 Tory assembly members Shaun Bailey and Andrew Boff and councillor Joy Morrissey will know tomorrow whether they have been chosen to face Sadiq khan in the race to be the next mayor of London. Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) will announce the successful candidate tomorrow morning at 11am. Conservative party chairman Brandon Lewis today tweeted his good luck to [...]
Westminster and City Hall in tense standoff after council misses Sadiq Khan’s deadline for new Oxford Street plans September 26, 2018 Westminster City Council has said it will not meet Sadiq Khan's deadline for submitting its alternative plans for Oxford Street this month, in a move that risks further heightening tensions with City Hall over the abandoned project. The Conservative-led council was working closely with Transport for London (TfL) and City Hall on the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street [...]
Mayor of London reveals first projects to benefit from Strategic Investment Fund September 26, 2018 Ideas to regenerate the West End and to provide more affordable workspace in the capital are set to benefit from a £112m investment fund. The Mayor of London today announced the first tranche of projects to benefit from the Strategic Investment Fund – generated from growing business rate receipts. Sadiq Khan’s own Good Growth [...]
Season ticket holders hit by May timetable chaos have a month to claim compensation September 25, 2018 Eligible season ticket holders affected by the May timetable disruption have until 30 November to reclaim compensation. Embattled operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has opened the second phase of its compensation scheme for passengers who were hit with cancellations and delays arising from the timetable overhaul in May. GTR, which operates Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and [...]
Uber launches 24-hour hotline for passengers and drivers following pressure from TfL September 25, 2018 Ride-hailing app Uber has launched a 24-hour hotline for drivers and customers following pressure from Transport for London (TfL) which revoked its licence last year. TfL took away Uber's licence on the grounds it was not a "fit and proper person" to hold a licence in the capital. The transport body took issue with Uber's approach to [...]
Competition watchdog says proposed minicab cap would lead to fare hikes for Londoners September 24, 2018 The competition watchdog has criticised proposals to grant councils the power to cap the number of minicabs in the capital following a plea last month by London mayor Sadiq Khan. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was responding to a government-commissioned review into taxi and PHV licensing after stakeholders suggested that current legislation was no longer fit for purpose. [...]