Sadiq Khan praises the Irish community for their contribution to London

Hi Sadiq, how are you? I’m having a great time! Look, I promised the biggest and best St Patrick’s Day celebrations London has ever seen… we’ve got it. What has been your favourite part so far? It’s this now, look at this now, they’re rappers… Irish rappers. We’ve had Dara being funny as usual, the …

Tony Arbour elected as new Chairman of The London Assembly

“Londoners have done their bit, now we will endeavour to do ours,” said Mr Arbour. Committees and their memberships and Chairs’ for the new London Assembly have been announced. All 25 Assembly Members were present this morning to vote for new leadership at the annual meeting, the first following the elections. The Greater London Returning …

Protesters occupy Lambeth libraries to prevent closure as Green Party criticise ‘shambolic’ council plans

Against a backdrop of nationwide library closures and cuts, a Lambeth library is being occupied by peaceful protesters after it closed on Thursday evening – and they are still inside the building. Protesters gathered for candle-lit vigils this week at two Lambeth libraries earmarked for closure, Carnegie and Minet libraries are due to be converted …