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The Latest Breaking News from Sadiq Khan

Labour votes down proposal for City Hall to double Ulez scrappage scheme to £220m

The amendment to the Mayor’s budget had won support from Lib Dem, Conservative and Green members on the London Assembly

Evening Standard

Good News: The cheeriest stories of the week from a Paul Rudd lookalike to the return of JLS

Raise a smile for the weekend, as we have the lowdown on cute animals (naturally), the JLS tour, and a touching tribute to Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Politicians, faith leaders and Ukrainian community say prayers for peace

Former prime minister Boris Johnson, London mayor Sadiq Khan, dignitaries and Ukrainians attended an interfaith prayer for peace cathedral service.

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King Charles leads nation’s tribute to the heroes of Ukraine

‘They have shown truly remarkable courage and resilience in the face of such human tragedy’, says Charles

Evening Standard

Dame Joan Collins complains to Sadiq Khan after London cyclist ‘crashes into’ her

‘How much longer must we live with cyclists who consider themselves above the law?’ actor said

The Independent UK

Now council promises free school meals for secondary school pupils in poverty

Exclusive: Initiative to provide relief to thousands in new victory for Independent campaign

The Independent UK

London borough promises free school meals for secondary school pupils in poverty

Southwark’s initiative is another victory for the Evening Standard’s special investigation into school hunger

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Sadiq Khan announces funding to deliver affordable housing for refugees

Mr Khan said he has allocated £126 million to the scheme from the Government’s £500 million Local Authority Housing Fund.

The Independent UK

Joan Collins complains to Sadiq Khan after almost being knocked down by masked cyclist in London

The 89-year-old actress urged the Mayor of London to ‘do something’ about ‘cyclists who consider themselves above the law’

Evening Standard

Plan to cover West Ham’s London Stadium with ‘solar membrane’

The potential multi-million pound project could enable the London Stadium to sustainably generate its own electricity

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan, council leaders and trade unionists call for immediate rent freeze to tackle ‘wild west rental market’

Four in five London renters are struggling to meet housing costs

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urges PM to fund Ulez scrappage scheme for home counties

The Mayor of London wrote to the Prime Minister asking him to provide financial support for people in locations such as Surrey and Kent.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Reforming the Met cannot become a political football

Londoners face a steady stream of Met Police horror stories — violence, misogyny, racism and homophobia among serving officers. In David Carrick and Wayne Couzens, uniformed police committed acts of sexual violence and even murder. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has warned that more scandals are yet to emerge.

Evening Standard

Ulez expansion: Sadiq Khan asks Rishi Sunak for £110m to double scrappage scheme

The London mayor says a government windfall could be used to open the fund to Home Counties drivers

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham demand private rent freezes to support millions

The London and Manchester mayors have joined Green Party leaders and union bosses including Mick Lynch in calling for Michael Gove to bring in a Scotland-style freeze on rents

Evening Standard

TV advert for Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion probed amid claims it is ‘misleading’

A TV advert promoting the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone is being investigated by the advertising watchdog.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan says City Hall has no financial plan for if it loses Ulez legal challenge

The Mayor also confirmed that the Ulez expansion timetable had not been impacted at all by the legal challenge

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on post-Covid welfare: needs more progressive experiments

Editorial: Sadiq Khan’s free school meal plan ought to be the start of something big

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The Guardian - UK

Quarter of UK households regularly run out of money for essentials, survey says

Charities find nearly 40% of people end the month with no money, and 67% say UK government not doing enough about crisis

Daily Mirror

Extending free meals to all primary schools 'benefits education, health and life chances'

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure all primary pupils in England get a proper hot meal, as an estimated 800,000 children living in poverty miss out due to eligibility rules

Daily Mirror

'Labour must make a pledge to provide free school meals for all children'

We know uncaring Tories won’t do anything, but why isn’t Labour promising to make universal free school meals a manifesto commitment to clinch a General Election and give Britain a fresh start?

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan defends free school meal plan, as critics say it should be ‘focused’

The scheme is expected to benefit around 270,000 extra children - but has been criticised for not being targeted at those most in need

Daily Mirror

London free school meals plan will show 'irrefutable' case for change, says ex-food tsar

Henry Dimbleby, who authored the National Food Strategy for Boris Johnson, said the game-changing decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to offer free school meals to all primary pupils in the capital would prove the benefit of the scheme

Evening Standard

OPINION - Free school meals extended to all primary school pupils in London

Sadiq Khan has announced plans to extend free school meals to every primary school child in London for one year. The £130m scheme will support 270,000 pupils not currently in receipt of the programme, of whom an estimated 100,000 live in poverty.

The Independent UK

Free school meals in London: Who and how to apply

Families could save around £440 for every child, City Hall estimates

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