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Cannabis ruins lives and legalising it won’t help

The papers last week were filled with photos of Sadiq Khan peering stony-faced at rows of large plants. No, he was not enjoying a surprisingly solemn trip to Kew Gardens — he was visiting a legal cannabis farm in California. The experience has inspired him to announce a new commission…

Evening Standard

‘Diversity is a strength’: Sadiq Khan responds to Buffalo shooter’s threats

London mayor, who was named in suspect’s 180-page ‘manifesto’, says he will not let terrorists change how he lives

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel at centre of stop and search ‘Section 60’ row

Thousands of knives have been taken off London’s streets in the past four years by methods including stop and search, the Met announced on Monday as a row broke out over a decision by Priti Patel to ease some curbs on the power.

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City Hall watchdog opens probe into Sadiq Khan over Crossrail announcement pre-election

City Hall’s official watchdog has started to look into an allegation that Sadiq Khan broke rules when Crossrail’s opening date was announced a day before the local elections.

Evening Standard

Bank branch of Northern line reopens after ‘vital’ work to ease Tube congestion

The 17-week closure enabled major improvements to Bank station to the completed.

The Independent UK

Buffalo shooting: Gunman named Sadiq Khan on ‘enemy kill list’ in white supremacist manifesto

Payton Gendron, 18, is accused of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket

The Independent UK

Buffalo shooting suspect called for Sadiq Khan to be murdered in white supremacist manifesto

Payton Gendron, 18, is accused of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket.

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Buffalo shooting: White supremacist who shot 10 dead called for Sadiq Khan's death

A white supremacist who killed 10 people in a US supermarket rampage earlier called for the murder of Sadiq Khan.

Evening Standard

Scottish, UK, and London Labour fight civil war over drugs policy

LABOUR has erupted into a public civil war over drugs policy.

The National (Scotland)

Sadiq Stateside: inside the London mayor’s American tour

Selfies in Times Square, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty in LA and a long afternoon at a licensed cannabis factory. Ross Lydall reports from LA

Evening Standard

Birds, beavers and microparks: experts plan to rewild London

Group commissioned by mayor Sadiq Khan in early stages of move to bring nature back to capital

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan pledges to speed up greener transport

There are 800 zero emission buses on London’s roads, making it the largest zero emission fleet in western Europe

Evening Standard

Young Londoners to get chance to work in Hollywood films, Sadiq Khan announces

Jobs will include digital imaging, props, costumes and being an assistant director

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan sets up new body to look at whether cannabis should be decriminalised

The London mayor has set up a Drugs Commission to look at whether laws on cannabis are effective - but that provoked a furious response from Priti Patel as he has no power to change them

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Cash-strapped transport bosses shelve plans for permanent anti-terror barriers on London bridges

TfL has shelved plans to install permanent anti-terror barriers on central London bridges due to financial constraints, it has been revealed.

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Sadiq Khan’s plans for London

Our City Hall Editor, Ross Lydall, has been following Sadiq Khan on his American tour

Evening Standard

No 10: The most Covid-fined building in Britain?

They are the words every parent fears. Your darling child abruptly stands up in front of several seated guests at the dinner table and declares: “Mum, Dad, when I grow up, I want to be Governor of Illinois.”

Evening Standard

Talking Point: Should cannabis be decriminalised?

Sadiq Khan says it’s time to review this country’s drug laws after seeing how it’s done elsewhere

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The Independent UK

Priti Patel rebukes Khan over plans to consider legalising cannabis

Home Secretary Priti Patel said London mayor Sadiq Khan’s time would ‘be better spent’ focusing on tackling crime in the capital

Benzinga

First-Ever London Drugs Commission To Consider Legal Cannabis, Mayor Khan Praises California Dispensaries

Several months after London's Mayor Sadiq Khan announced

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan’s cannabis legalisation call is on the money

It’s encouraging to see Sadiq Khan call for an evidence-based review of our drug laws while on his visit to LA. He won’t have the power to change the rules himself, but having an advocate for change who acknowledges the benefits that legalising cannabis can bring is a step in…

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan forced to defend review of cannabis laws

City Hall doesn’t have the power to legalise cannabis in London, which the national Labour party opposes

The Independent UK

Patel rebukes Khan over plans to consider legalising cannabis

Home Secretary Priti Patel said London mayor Sadiq Khan’s time would ‘be better spent’ focusing on tackling crime in the capital.

Evening Standard

Will cannabis be legal in the UK, could it be decriminalised and how does it compare to the US?

The Mayor of London visited a cannabis facotry in Los Angeles as part of his US tour.

Wales Online

Sadiq Khan praises ‘high standards’ of legal US cannabis

New group to consider decriminalisation of the drug in Britain

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