UK: Labour Party Wins Majority of England Local Council Elections

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Conservative representation has collapsed to its lowest level since 1998 in the areas that voted in Thursday’s local elections, according to a Guardian analysis.

The Tories now control 19% of seats in the 98 council areas that had announced results by 20:40 on 3 May – their lowest level since Labour’s Tony Blair swept to power in the late 1990s.

But while Labour made significant gains in key target areas such as Nuneaton on Friday, the party has fallen short of its previous performance in some areas, as independent candidates, many campaigning on the war in Gaza, pulled off shock victories in traditional heartlands such as Oldham.

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#UK: Parliament May Consider Ban On Domestic Wood Burning

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An influential parliamentary committee is likely to consider arguments for a ban on domestic wood burning in urban areas during this sitting of parliament, owing to concerns over its growing impact on air quality.

Philip Dunne, the chair of the environmental audit committee, said: “Air quality is something we are likely to look at before the end of this parliament. It’s a serious issue.”

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#UK: London Park Named For Prime Minister Could Be Renamed After Black Politician

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A London park named after William Gladstone could be rebranded Diane Abbott Park as part of a slavery review by a Labour-run council in the capital.

Gladstone Park, in north west London, got its name from the former prime minister in 1899.

But now the London park’s name could be changing after Brent council asked schoolchildren aged five to 13 to come up with a shortlist of ideas for a rebrand.

The name of the black Labour Party politician was raised by the children.

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#UK: London Mayor Wants To Charge Polluting Cars £12.50 To Enter City In 2023

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he plans to expand the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover the entire city by next year in a push to cut pollution and congestion.

Drivers of vehicles which do not comply with minimum emissions standards are charged a daily fee of £12.50 for entering the current ULEZ area.

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#UK: London Mayor Wants To Tax Miles Driven In City

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Mayor Sadiq Khan has said London needs to charge motorists by the mile to hit climate change targets.

Khan wants road pricing to be implemented to encourage people who drive petrol or diesel cars in the British capital city to switch to public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles “where necessary."

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#UK: Scotland's Sturgeon Calls For Partnerships With City Of London

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Scotland and London have more to gain from being partners than competitors, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Speaking at a Scottish Government event on Tuesday in Glasgow alongside London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the First Minister said the skills in the capital and north of the border are “complementary."

The event – a green investment showcase hosted by Scottish Enterprise chief executive Adrian Gillespie – was held as Cop26 delegates discussed how private finance can contribute to reaching net zero on the summit’s “finance day."

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#UK: London Mayor Wants Masking Mandatory On "Tube" Subway System

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said that failing to wear a face mask on the city's underground "tube" network should become a criminal offense.

The mayor has been pushing the government to allow Transport for London (TfL) to impose a by-law requiring face coverings on the capital's transport network.

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#UK: Labour Party London Mayor Khan Re-Elected

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London's Labour Party Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to “build bridges” between City Hall and the national government after being re-elected as Mayor of London in a closer contest for England's capital city than many had predicted.

Despite opinion polls suggesting his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey would be a distant second in the race for City Hall, there was a late increase in support for the Tory candidate.

Khan's victory will provide a glimmer of hope to the Labour Party after it received a drubbing in local elections in England, losing control of a host of councils and a humiliating defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.

When first preference votes were counted, Khan had 1,013,721 votes, compared to Bailey with 893,051.

Green Party candidate Sian Berry took 197,976 first preference votes, while former actor Laurence Fox, who founded the Reclaim Party, received 47,634 votes.

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#UK: Poll Shows London Mayor Handily Winning Re-election

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan is coasting towards a clear victory in the battle for re-election against Conservative challenger Shaun Bailey, an exclusive new poll shows today.

The sitting Labour mayor is ahead of his Conservative rival by 47% to 26% with a month to g in the campaign, the YouGov research for the Mile End Institute (MEI) revealed.

But two minor candidates have picked up support from standing starts.

Laurence Fox, the actor and activist running for mayor for the new Reclaim Party, has overtaken other minor candidates to notch up to 4% after just four weeks of campaigning.

Former Wall Street banker Brian Rose, whose social media videos and animated billboards have grabbed attention, is just behind him at 3%.

But the pair are lagging behind Green Party candidate Sian Berry, in third place with 9%, and Liberal Democrat Luisa Porritt, who comes in fourth at 7%.

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#UK: Actor, Free Speech Activist Laurence Fox Enters London Mayoral Race

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Actor and Reclaim Party founder Laurence Fox will run against London Mayor Sadiq Khan to fight to reopen London and end the lockdown there.

Fox, an "anti-woke" free speech advocate, says has will also fight in the upcoming mayoral election on a platform of fighting “extreme political correctness” and woke culture.

Fox will advocate lifting lockdown restrictions as soon as May, instead of waiting for the June date set by the government.

The actor-turned-activist attacked the lockdown policies of both the Conservatives and Labour in his announcement.

He said he wants to "offer a voice to those who are being dominated into silence."

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#UK: #London Transportation Agency Proposes $7.50 Entry Fee To Drive Into The City

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Drivers could be charged up to £5.50 a day $US $7.52) to enter Greater London under radical plans to restore the finances of Transport for London.

It's part of the transportation agency's detailed proposals of how it could break even in two years include the “assumptions” that the £3.50-a-day “boundary charge”, first proposed last month by Mayor Sadiq Khan, would include an additional £2 surcharge for more polluting vehicles.

London business owners worry, however that it will devastate business in an economy that is barely surviving due to Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns.

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#UK: London Mayor Wants Non-Whites To Get Covid-19 Vaccine First

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has demanded that black people and other ethnic minorities receive priority access to the Chinese coronavirus vaccine.

The left-leaning mayor claimed that so-called BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) groups are disproportionally affected by the virus, and therefore should be placed at the top of the list when the vaccine is distributed.

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#UK: London Public Servants Earn "Eye-Watering" Pay Raises, Stoking Controversy

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“Eye-watering” pay rises have been given to to Transport for London’s most senior bosses have sparked a major controversy in the capitol city. Brian Woodhead, director of customer services, received a 74 per cent increase this year, adding £124,269 to his salary which now stands at £292,137.  Lester Hampson, property development director, had his pay bumped up by 39 per cent, adding £83,351 to his salary. He now earns £307,871. The increases were detailed by Keith Prince, transport spokesman for the Greater London Authority's Conservative opposition, who called the hikes "eye-watering" but "hardly surprising" under Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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#UK: Blogger Reveals London Mayor Khan's Staff Lobbied To Get "Trump Baby" Blimp Over London; Khan Had Denied Involvement

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A blogger covering UK politics has uncovered emails detailing the staff of London Mayor Sadiq Khan actively lobbying the Greater London Authority to allow a protest balloon, the "Trump Baby," to fly over Parliament during the US president's visit in July.

Despite his long-running feud with Trump, Khan had insisted in interviews at the time that the decision was solely in the hands of the city's ruling Greater London Authority as a “corporate body” and that he had not personally approved the blimp. Khan as mayor is a member of the GLA. In fact, emails obtained by Guido Fawkes' "Order-Order" blog reveal that the GLA initially rejected the proposal outright, only reversing their decision after a concerted campaign from Sadiq’s closest advisers including his Director of Communications Patrick Hennessey.

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UK: London Mayor Khan Approves "Trump Baby" Blimp Flyover During Trump's July 13 Visit

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A giant balloon dubbed, "Trump baby," has been given the green light to fly near the UK's parliament during the president's visit on July 13th. The six-meter long balloon, which portrays the president as an angry, orange baby wearing a diaper, will fly over London for two hours, coinciding with a mass protest below.

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#UK: London Mayor Sadiq Kahn Announces On Podcast He'll Seek Re-Election

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed he will seek a second term as. He made the announcement during a podcast with a singer. The Labour politician also stressed the importance of being able to protest Pres. Donald Trump's visit to the UK - as he said it's "right for us to be active citizens".

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#UK: London Elects First Muslim Mayor, Ending 8 Yrs Of Conservative Rule

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London voters have decisively elected Sadiq Kahn of the Labour Party as its mayor, the first Asian and first Muslim to hold the position. He defeated Conservative Zac Goldsmith 44 to 35%, favored by incumbent Mayor Boris Johnson, who held the position for two four-year terms. Kahn was unsuccessfully painted as an extremist because he had defended Islamic radicals as a human rights lawyer.

#UK: London Mayor #BorisJohnson: Blast Me With Water Canon

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UK: London Mayor Boris Johnson Considers Return to Parliament, Chastises Cameron