MYSTERIOUS: 12 | Mind Blowing Facts

Sadiq Khan says making free school meals programme permanent is his ‘aspiration’

Mayor refused however to commit to keeping the scheme for more than one year

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

Most people had a fantastic time at Notting Hill carnival, says Met police chief

Sir Mark Rowley condemns ‘small number of very dangerous people’ as two men remain in hospital after stabbings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Notting Hill Carnival organisers ‘deplore all acts of violence’

Two men are in hospital, one in a critical condition, after attacks at the festival, held in the streets of west London on Sunday and Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

OPINION - Even if you hate Ulez, you should be angry that central government tried to block it

George Osborne used to tell the world’s most expensive jokes. At the 2015 Budget, the then-chancellor said £1 million would be spent to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, primarily to land a gag about a Labour-SNP alliance. Further public money was allocated to reducing tolls on…

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023

Tory London mayor candidate condemned for ‘offensive’ comments about Notting Hill Carnival

Susan Hall branded ‘offensive’ over policy

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Susan Hall: Tory London mayor candidate criticised for ‘offensive’ Notting Hill Carnival tweets

Conservative Mayoral candidate Susan Hall has been criticised as holding “offensive” views on the Notting Hill Carnival, which will return to the capital’s streets this weekend.

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

Almost 300,000 pupils in London will get mayor’s free school meals

City Hall says that thanks to the policy, families will save ‘upwards of £440 per child’

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

Tory London mayor candidate criticised for ‘offensive’ Notting Hill carnival views

Susan Hall described the celebration of Caribbean culture as ‘dangerous’ and said there were ‘problems with crime’ in the black community

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

OPINION - Sadiq Khan has lost the suburbs – it probably doesn’t matter

Meet the next Mayor of Outer London: Susan Hall. While Sadiq Khan languishes with a net favourability of -24 in the suburban boroughs, the Tory candidate enjoys a score of +4. That is landslide territory.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Inner or outer? Support for Sadiq Khan depends on where you live in London

London leans Labour. Even in 2019, burdened by Brexit fatigue and the calamitous leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, the party secured 49 of the capital’s 73 seats. But when it comes to mayoral contests, it is very much a tale of two cities.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023