Partygate: Khan writes to Met to demand answers on why PM only received one fine May 24, 2022 Sadiq Khan has written to the Metropolitan Police to demand a “detailed explanation” of why Boris Johnson was not given a second Covid fine, after pictures yesterday emerged of him drinking at a work event. The London mayor invoked his powers as London’s police and crime commissioner to ask acting Met commissioner Sir Stephen House [...]
Londoners flock to use Elizabeth line as TfL registers 65,000 journeys May 24, 2022 Around 65,000 journeys were registered on the central tranche of the Elizabeth line, which opened today after a three and a half years’ wait. Transport for London (TfL) estimates revealed that by 10am 14,000 people had already entered and exited at Paddington, while 9,000 tapped at Canary Wharf and 6,000 at Woolwich. Hundreds of Londoners [...]
Partygate: Sadiq Khan urges Met to provide ‘urgent clarity’ on picture showing Downing Street lockdown drink May 24, 2022 Sadiq Khan has called on the Met Police to provide “clarity”, as to why Boris Johnson was not fined for a November 2020 Downing Street gathering revealed in a leaked picture yesterday. The Mayor of London made his comments after ITV News published an image of the prime minister raising a glass during a gathering, [...]
Crossrail LIVE: First Elizabeth Line train departs after hundreds of excited Londoners wait for hours at Paddington May 24, 2022 The first Elizabeth line train from Paddington through central London departed on time at 6.33am carrying hundreds of excited transport enthusiasts. A crowd of people gathered outside Paddington station in an attempt to to be on the first Elizabeth line train when services begin at 6.30am. There were around 300 people waiting at 6am. Colin [...]
Fresh tube strikes to hit Londoners with TfL staff to walk out Monday after Jubilee weekend May 23, 2022 Londoners will need to brace themselves for fresh Tube strikes, as the RMT union announced today that Transport for London (TfL) workers will walk out on 6 June, the Monday after Jubilee weekend. RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch has called on almost 4,000 members of staff to strike over job cuts, while announcing a ban [...]
Architects call for public inquiry over plans to bulldoze ‘important’ M&S flagship Oxford St store May 19, 2022 A coalition of historians and architects have urged Michael Gove to hold a public inquiry into plans to bulldoze the Art Deco M&S flagship store on Oxford St. The supermarket hopes to demolish the iconic building, constructed in 1929, in order to create a new 10-storey building, with office space and a gym. Architects – [...]
Royal welcome: Queen attends official opening of long awaited Elizabeth Line May 17, 2022 The Queen amazed everyone when she attended the official opening of the Elizabeth Line on Tuesday morning. The monarch was pictured at Paddington station, where she was welcomed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, London mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford. The Queen, 96, met with Crossrail workers and was presented [...]
Letters: Putting it bluntly on cannabis May 17, 2022 [Re: Sadiq Khan could be leading the way in deserting the foolish war on drugs, yesterday] It is right to say the war on drugs is being lost by the government and police. Every city estate in the country has a problem, visible or invisible. One woman in my estate, in a leafy green area [...]
The City View: Ofgem revamp could mean fourfold energy price rise in 2022 May 16, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to City A.M. reporter Sascha O’Sullivan, who unpicks Sadiq Khan’s efforts in America to promote London as a global hub for investment, and goes through the mounting pressure that Rishi Sunak is facing as the cost of living crisis worsens. And in the news: shares in Greggs and MADE.com have dipped, [...]
Israeli transport tech firm gears up for London growth with $100m funding injection May 16, 2022 An Israeli transport tech firm is poised for a growth push in London after unveiling a $100m funding injection today, taking its valuation to $1.3bn.