Sticky business: Cadbury owner stockpiles chocs for hard Brexit September 11, 2018 Cadbury’s owner is stockpiling chocolate, biscuits and raw ingredients in the event of a hard Brexit, it has emerged. Mondelez Europe warned that the UK cannot provide all its own ingredients to produce Cadbury chocolate, and so the firm is making other arrangements in case the UK spins out of the EU without a deal. [...]
London Assembly votes against mayor’s plan to remove congestion charge exemption for private hires September 6, 2018 The London Assembly has voted down Sadiq Khan's plans to remove the congestion charge exemption from private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating in the capital such as Uber. Sixteen assembly members voted for the motion against the mayor's proposals, while three voted against it and two members abstained. Taxis and PHVs are exempt from paying the congestion charge when [...]
Gloves are Boff: Conservative mayoral candidate Andrew Boff throws down gauntlet to rivals Shaun Bailey and Joy Morrissey on crime September 6, 2018 One of the three Conservative candidates for London mayor is to challenge his opponents to a live debate on crime, claiming they do not have "a consistent policy on this essential issue". Andrew Boff, who is currently a Conservative member of the London Assembly, is throwing the gauntlet down to rivals Joy Morrissey and Shaun [...]
Mayor backs London tech startups for City innovation September 5, 2018 Meet the fourteen startups that made the mayor of London's shortlist to tackle the capital's key challenges across seven sectors. Launched in June as part of London's smart city initiative, Sadiq Khan's Civic Innovation Challenge will later award seven of these startups – one for each challenge – a grant of £15,000 to test their ideas [...]
London needs a new mayor to get the transport show back on the road September 4, 2018 You may remember the old joke about the family who, hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere, wind down their car window to ask for directions, only to be told “I wouldn’t start from here if I were you”. In the third year of Sadiq Khan’s mayoralty, transport in London isn’t quite that bad, but [...]
Giant bikini-clad Sadiq Khan balloon flies over London in response to baby Donald Trump blimp September 1, 2018 A giant bikini-clad balloon of London mayor Sadiq Khan was flown over the capital this morning. A crowdfunding campaign raised almost £60,000 for the stunt, which was in response to a similar balloon of Donald Trump wearing a nappy that was lifted when the US president visited the UK in July. Read more: Meet the [...]
TfL and Network Rail urged to stop ‘passing the buck’ over failures on Gospel Oak to Barking line August 30, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail have been urged to stop "passing the buck" over continuing failures on the Gospel Oak to Barking line. Commuters using the London Overground line have endured repeated delays to the introduction of new Class 710 electric trains, which manufacturer Bombardier has blamed on software problems. The trains were [...]
Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage mulls bid for London mayor 2020 August 30, 2018 Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage is mulling making a bid to become the next London mayor. The pro-Brexit politician, who has a slot on London radio station LBC five days a week, would go up against incumbent Sadiq Khan and one of the three Conservative candidates currently vying for the nomination. “I have been encouraged to [stand] [...]
Voters believe Jeremy Corbyn would divide post-Brexit Britain, according to a new poll August 28, 2018 The 2017 General Election seems like a long time ago, such is the degree of political jockeying to have taken place in the intervening period – yet not even 15 months have passed since Jeremy Corbyn shocked analysts by eliminating Prime Minister Theresa May's parliamentary majority. Labour's strong showing in that election was pinned on [...]
Feeling thirsty? London is getting 20 new drinking fountains at train stations and shopping hotspots August 28, 2018 The summer heatwave might be nought but a distant memory now, but if the capital sees the sun again this side of Christmas Londoners will be thankful for 20 new water fountains coming to train stations, shopping centres and museums around the city. Four of the Mayor of London's watering holes (we don't mean pubs) are [...]