Sadiq Khan visits Paris to secure business and tech startup collaboration with London August 25, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has travelled to Paris in a bid to secure a partnership with the French capital in the aftermath of Brexit. Khan was invited to France by Anne Hidalgo, the Parisian mayor, for the anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi forces. City A.M. previously revealed City Hall was in talks [...]
Do you have what it takes to become London’s “night czar”? August 24, 2016 Calling all party people – now's the chance to put to good use your love of the capital's night life, and get paid for it. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is looking for a "night czar" to champion the capital's buzzing night-time economy. Now the Night Tube has finally got going, it could open the flood [...]
Khan vows to press ahead with TfL sales despite value for money warnings August 23, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to press ahead with the sale of Transport for London land, despite warnings his affordable housing plans will mean the sale comes in below market value. Khan was warned earlier this week to warn that TfL is required to seek the best possible price when selling off assets like [...]
Sadiq Khan’s plans to build affordable homes on TfL land have been thrown into doubt by questions over the sales process August 22, 2016 Sadiq Khan's hopes of forcing developers to build up affordable homes on former Transport for London property have been put in doubt by requirements on getting value for money on land deals. Khan was elected on a pledge of making sure that half of new homes would be affordable, and the sale of TfL land [...]
The public sector’s vast bank of unused land is a national disgrace August 22, 2016 So Brexit means that overseas demand for London property will decline, prices will fall and the housing crisis will ease, right? Think again. Whatever the effects of Brexit on London house prices, short or long term, the basic problem persists: the capital faces a chronic shortage of homes. Demand for all but the most expensive [...]
Sadiq Khan returns the decision over AFC Wimbledon stadium on Plough Lane back to Merton council August 22, 2016 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has reversed Boris Johnson's decision to call in the application to build a football stadium in Wimbledon. Under the plans, the former Wimbledon greyhound track would be taken down and replaced with a 20,000 seat stadium to be used by AFC Wimbledon. Galliard Homes, who submitted the planning application, would also [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to scrap the House of Lords as the Labour leadership contest enters its final stages August 22, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to scrap the appointed House of Lords as the party's leadership contest enters its final furlongs. Ballots for the leadership election will be sent out from today, with the party expected to announce its leader in a special conference on 24 September. This weekend London mayor Sadiq Khan waded back into [...]
Uber is gearing up to launch UberEats in 12 more cities across Europe August 21, 2016 Uber is planning an ambitious expansion of its food delivery service UberEats across Europe just two months after it first arrived in London. The billion-dollar startup is already eyeing its second city in the UK and plans to expand beyond its existing patch of central London. Meanwhile it's planning to launch in a further 12 cities in 10 [...]
Mayor of London tells Labour to ditch Corbyn August 21, 2016 The Mayor of London has finally revealed who he will back in the Labour leadership contest – and it's bad new for Jeremy Corbyn, losing out on support from the most high-profile elected politician in the party. Sadiq Khan has publicly endorsed Owen Smith in the race to lead the party after previously nominating Corbyn for the position, but [...]
This MP wants Brexit ASAP August 21, 2016 Brexit negotiations should begin immediately and not be put on hold for elections in Europe, due to be held next year, the former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has said. The MP said "we need to get on with triggering Article 50, as the government has said, in early 2017," or risk a "neverendum". Article 50 [...]