Disabled voters describe their priorities
Having to crawl up five flights of stairs because the lift is broken, avoiding certain areas as floating bus stops make crossing the cycle lanes too dangerous or living close to a Tube station but being unable to use it as there’s no wheelchair access. This is a daily reality for the 1.4m disabled Londoners. […]
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Sadiq Khan pledges to end rough sleeping
Sadiq Khan has pledged to wipe out rough sleeping in the capital by 2030 if he is re-elected as London mayor. In a speech on Monday, the Labour incumbent will promise to end the “indignity, fear and isolation” felt by those enduring a life on the street. A record number of people are rough sleeping […]
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Another successful Super Bowl BBQ bet for KC Mayor Quinton Lucas
The Kansas City Chiefs won big in Los Vegas on Sunday.Another Super Bowl victory for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes means Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas also gets to cash in.Lucas bet it all on (Chiefs) red with another one of his famous postseason BBQ bets. It’s become a yearly tradition for Mayor Q […]
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London mayor Sadiq Khan says Brexit cost UK over US$178 billion so far: ‘obvious it isn’t working’
Britain’s departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6 per cent so far – an annual cost of 140 billion pounds (US$178 billion) – London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Thursday, with the shortfall seen reaching 10 per cent by 2035. Khan, a member of the opposition Labour Party, […]
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Why London Mayor Sadiq Khan Wants Bollywood To Redo ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’
Sadiq Khan is gunning for his third term as London Mayor London Mayor Sadiq Khan, gunning for a term term, has a request for Bollywood: he wants them to redo the superhit ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’. Mr Khan, born in London in 1970 to parents who had arrived from Pakistan, explains why he believes that this is […]
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Mayor Deegan pushes for direct flights from Jacksonville to London during her trip overseas to lure businesses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A lot of eyes in Jacksonville are on London this week where the Jaguars will be playing two games in a row. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is already there and has been since Saturday, not only for the game but recruiting businesses to come to Jacksonville. And she is working on a […]
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Levi Strauss Heir Daniel Lurie to Run for San Francisco Mayor in 2024
Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss family fortune, is running for mayor of San Francisco next year. Lurie, a local philanthropist and founder of an anti-poverty charity, will challenge incumbent London Breed in a pivotal election for a city battling multiple challenges, from downtown business closures, to homelessness and drug use on the […]
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ULEZ Is ‘Best Two-For-One Offer’ Ever, Says London Mayor Sadiq Khan
London’s low-emissions zone is the “best two-for-one offer” ever according to the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan, who has pushed ahead with the policy despite fierce opposition from drivers and political dissent in his own party. Khan said air pollution was “an invisible killer,” during a session at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, arguing […]
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Forget London Mayor Khan’s Ulez Row and Get On Your Bikes, Says Brompton Boss
Will Butler-Adams doesn’t have much patience for cars, or public transport for that matter. Especially on a warm day. “What on earth are you doing?” he says. “Scuttling under the ground, getting shoved into a metal tube, being belched on. Get on a bike and whiz across town and discover your city.” Unsurprisingly, the Brompton […]
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London Lord Mayor for 2023 Hits Back at Pension Bosses’ Criticism Of Growth Fund
Nicholas Lyons, the Lord Mayor of London and a veteran financier, has hit back against industry criticism of his plan for a £50 billion ($62 billion) fund to boost investment in UK growth companies. The opposition is “from people with a vested interest in trying to prevent modernization of our pension schemes,” Lyons said in […]
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