Thomas Mair arrives in court to be charged with murder of Labour MP Jo Cox June 18, 2016 A 52 year old man has been charged with the murder of Jo Cox after the Labour MP was shot and stabbed in a tragic killing on Thursday. Thomas Mair, who was arrested immediately after the attack outside a constituency surgery Cox was holding in Birstall, has now been formally charged by West Yorkshire Police and [...]
Labour holds Tooting as Rosena Allin-Khan wins by-election brought on by Sadiq Khan’s victory in London mayor race June 17, 2016 Labour has held Tooting after junior doctor Rosena Allin-Khan won yesterday's by-election in the south London constituency. Allin-Khan received 17,894 votes, giving her a majority win of 6,357. She was elected in a by-election brought about by Sadiq Khan's departure to become London mayor. The new MP paid tribute to Jo Cox, who was killed in [...]
TUC leader Frances O’Grady will face former CBI director general Digby Jones next week in the final round of the Brexit TV debates June 16, 2016 Trade Union Congress general secretary Frances O'Grady is to take on former Confederation of British Industry leader Digby Jones over the UK's European Union membership in the final days before Britain's referendum. O'Grady and Jones will cross swords at the SSE Arena, Wembley, on 21 June, in a debate live on the BBC two days before the [...]
Tooting by-election: Voters turn out to pick Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s replacement June 16, 2016 Voters in Tooting are turning out today to decide who will become their new MP after Sadiq Khan stepped down on winning City Hall. Labour are heavy favourites to win the by-election, triggered by Khan's victory over Conservative Zac Goldsmith in the London mayoral election, having held the seat since it was created in 1974. [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan has cited a controversial “beach body” campaign as an example of advertising that would be banned under new rules June 14, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that new advertising rules for TfL would extend beyond rulings made by watchdogs, citing one controversial campaign as an example. Khan announced yesterday that the rules would come into force from next month, blocking adverts that create unhealthy or unrealistic body images. And speaking on LBC today, Khan cited [...]
The Smithsonian museum is heading to East London thanks to a collaboration with the V&A June 14, 2016 Move over, National History Museum: the US' largest museum has just unveiled plans to come to London – and it's doing so in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum. In a statement the pair said they've agreed to work on a permanent gallery space at the V&A's East London museum at the Queen Elizabeth [...]
Sadiq Khan is cracking down on “unhealthy” body image adverts across TfL properties June 13, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan will ban adverts featuring unrealistic, or unhealthy, body shapes from next month. Following up on a pledge from his mayoral campaign, Khan has issued a new advertising policy for all ads submitted to TfL in tube and bus stations. He has also asked TfL to establish a steering group featuring the firms [...]
Sadiq Khan is cracking down on “unhealthy” body image transport adverts across TfL’s estate June 13, 2016 NULL
Why peers must press for a rethink on HS2 into Euston June 10, 2016 It’s been a rough few weeks for the HS2 project. Within days of winning election to City Hall Sadiq Khan questioned the current plans for HS2's London Terminus. News also leaked that the Cabinet Office, concerned at its exorbitant and escalating cost, is undertaking an urgent review of the whole project. This came after news [...]
Sadiq Khan’s pledge to crack down on Uber smacks of the worst of crony capitalism June 10, 2016 In the fight to succeed Boris Johnson as mayor of London, one thing that did not attract much attention was that both candidates attacked the ride-sharing app Uber. Sadiq Khan did so first, threatening a crack-down on the service in response to a black cab driver who called into a radio show, and Zac Goldsmith, no profile [...]