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How the relationship between Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Met Police reached breaking point

A simmering row between City Hall and Scotland Yard erupted on Wednesday as the Met’s Deputy Commissioner launched a scathing attack on Sadiq Khan over his handling of Cressida Dick’s resignation.

Evening Standard

Former top cop wants Mayor Lightfoot to give deposition in sexual assault and harassment case

City Hall lawyers have argued that written questions are more appropriate under the standard for seeking information from high-level government officials.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sadiq Khan says he’s in ‘close contact’ with Priti Patel about new Met chief after row

Cressida Dick’s resignation prompted a bitter row between the Home Office and City Hall, with Priti Patel reportedly unaware of the commissioner’s intention to step down

Evening Standard

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BMA boosts bed numbers as cases surge

Bangkok is racing to set up 1,000 more beds in isolation facilities to cope with a spike in Covid-19 cases, City Hall said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Sadiq Khan calls for crackdown on rogue landlords over poor housing conditions

City Hall is to begin funding a brand-new qualification and training for housing enforcement officers in London to clamp down on rogue landlords and provide more support to vulnerable tenants.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan confirms record increase in London council tax share

An average London household will part with almost £400 a year in council tax to City Hall

Evening Standard

Bangkok to open more community isolation centres amid Covid surge

More community isolation facilities will be opened throughout Bangkok to handle the rising number of Covid-19 infections in the capital, City Hall announced on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Following Patrick Daley Thompson’s conviction, pressure mounts for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian American to replace him on City Council

CHICAGO — Leaders in Chicago’s Chinatown and beyond clamored Tuesday for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian-American successor to 11th Ward Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, whose federal tax fraud conviction this week could pave the way for the Near South Side enclave to have its first City Hall representative…

Chicago Tribune

Former NYC Mayor de Blasio says he won’t run for Congress, either

NEW YORK — For the second time in two months since leaving City Hall, former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he is not running for public office, saying Tuesday he would sit out a congressional run in his local Brooklyn district.

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Wiroj aims to decentralise power

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, who is running in the Bangkok governor election under the banner of the Move Forward Party (MFP), has vowed to bring change to the capital and tackle problems head-on, with residents' best interests close to his heart.

Bangkok Post

‘She just did not get it’: how Cressida Dick’s support as Met chief unravelled

Sadiq Khan announced ‘historic day for London’ at appointment of first female commissioner five years ago

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan and Priti Patel at war over resignation of Cressida Dick

Pair clash after Met Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is forced out of top job

Evening Standard

Dame Cressida Dick forced out of scandal-hit Met police

Chief to leave role two years early after London’s mayor accused her of failing to deal with misogyny and racism in the force

The Guardian - UK

Fire risk building with unsafe cladding listed on City Hall housing portal

A property covered in flammable cladding has been listed on a City Hall web portal that helps low-income Londoners find affordable housing, it has been revealed.

Evening Standard

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Met Police whistleblowers need anonymity to tackle ‘culture of silence’, says top London Tory

Whistleblowers within the Metropolitan Police should be given anonymity to tackle the “culture of silence” within the force, according to the leader of the City Hall Conservatives.

Evening Standard

Third of Londoners struggle to pay bills amid increase in household costs

Almost 80 per cent of Londoners say their household bills have increased over the last six months, a new poll for City Hall has revealed.

Evening Standard

City Hall staff offered counselling over abuse directed at London mayor Sadiq Khan

Staff have had to refer correspondence to the police over ‘offensive, inappropriate, threatening’ content and ‘messages of hate’.

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How major investments have helped transform Wearside in recent years - and what is next

From the Northern Spire Bridge to the new City Hall - Sunderland has seen some major improvements for residents and tourists alike

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Fresh revelations about Jennifer Arcuri affair threaten to damage Boris Johnson

Hundreds of pages of notes and documents have been handed to City Hall’s oversight committee

Evening Standard

Destination London: Businesses call for big campaign to boost tourism

London business chiefs have demanded a massive drive by the Government and City Hall to put the capital back on the global tourism map after two lost years wrecked by the pandemic.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has spent more campaign cash than she’s raised during a term marked by crises

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been spending campaign money faster than she has been raising it, leaving her with less political cash than she had shortly after winning office 2 1/2 years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Hall wrongly OKed Pilsen tavern The Giant Penny Whistle’s liquor license, inspector general finds

In a new report, it says the Lightfoot administration and former Corporation Counsel Mark Flessner had no legal authority to agree to license the bar without lifting a 1995 moratorium.

Daily Mirror

Tory Shaun Bailey won't be investigated by standards watchdog over Christmas party

The former Tory mayoral candidate will keep his £58,000-a-year role despite admitting attending the rule-breaking bash

Bangkok Post

Pavement upgrade plan beckons

City Hall plans a new phase in its pavement improvement project for five major areas of the capital, Bangkok's deputy governor Sakchai Boonma said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

‘Boris bus’ may have to be taken off road unless TfL funding crisis resolved

The “Boris bus” may have to be taken off the road unless Transport for London’s long-term financial crisis can be resolved, City Hall said on Monday.

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