Hedge fund boss Ric Lewis donates £50,000 to Shaun Bailey’s campaign to oust Sadiq Khan

Hedge fund boss Ric Lewis dubbed Britain’s most influential black man donates £50,000 to Tory mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey’s campaign to oust Sadiq Khan US-born Ric Lewis made £50,000 donation, his first ever pledge to Tory party The 57-year-old is the chief executive of real estate firm Tristan Capital Partners  Named Britain’s most-influential black man and … Read more

Hedge fund boss Ric Lewis donates £50,000 to Shaun Bailey’s campaign to oust Sadiq Khan

Hedge fund boss Ric Lewis dubbed Britain’s most influential black man donates £50,000 to Tory mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey’s campaign to oust Sadiq Khan US-born Ric Lewis made £50,000 donation, his first ever pledge to Tory party The 57-year-old is the chief executive of real estate firm Tristan Capital Partners  Named Britain’s most-influential black man and … Read more

Mayor who quit Labour defects to Tories claiming Sadiq Khan isn’t tough enough on crime

Britain’s first hijab-wearing mayor who quit the Labour Party over claims of racism defects to the Tories because she says Sadiq Khan isn’t tough enough on fighting London crime Rakhia Ismail was a ceremonial mayor in Jeremy Corbyn’s Islington constituency But she quit Labour, claiming a need to ‘escape’ from local leader Richard Watts Now … Read more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s road tolls plan to pay for £141m Hammersmith Bridge repairs

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of planning road tolls to claw back millions ‘wasted’ on fat cat transport managers’ salaries and gold-plated pensions. His Tory rival in the Mayoral election next May, Shaun Bailey, says the Mayor has chalked up nearly £10bn of ‘wasteful spending’ at Transport for London (TfL) and is looking … Read more

Now even CYCLISTS turn on Sadiq Khan’s cycle lanes

Now even CYCLISTS turn on Sadiq Khan’s cycle lanes: Furious biker launches petition to end ‘chaotic’ green city plan… launched as capital ground to halt with lockdown traffic Motorists have become weary of huge tailbacks caused by pop-up cycle lanes  Cyclist Georges Assi has taken matters into own hands by launching petition  It is focused … Read more

Sadiq Khan says infections across the capital have started to tail off

London’s second wave of coronavirus had already started to slow down before the national lockdown forced workers to stay at home and high street shops to pull down the shutters, official data suggests. More than half of the capital’s 32 boroughs — including the three hotspots of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Kingston upon Thames … Read more

TfL: Sadiq Khan ‘forced’ to KEEP London congestion charge at £15

Sadiq Khan will be ‘forced’ to KEEP congestion charge at £15 – despite £1.6bn bailout for TfL – as it’s revealed ‘temporary’ hike raised £100million this summer Congestion charge hike raised £100 million over the summer after introduction It will be kept as part of the £1.6 billion bailout for TfL agreed by the government … Read more

Boris Johnson warned Sadiq Khan is making ministers look like ‘clowns’

‘We look like clowns’: Boris Johnson faces calls to step in as furious Tories accuse ministers of giving Sadiq Khan ‘free run’ to blame government for London congestion charge extension – even though he has been handed billions of pounds Boris Johnson being urged to take charge of wrangle with Sadiq Khan on funding Tories … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: Sadiq Khan spends his 50th birthday telling diners to leave a restaurant

TALK OF THE TOWN: London mayor Sadiq Khan spends his 50th birthday telling diners to leave upmarket restaurant at 10pm curfew By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:08 BST, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 00:09 BST, 25 October 2020 He has been an outspoken critic of the … Read more

Sadiq Khan claims TfL rescue package is ‘draconian’ after ministers threaten to strip him of control

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has claimed the Government is hitting people in the capital with ‘draconian’ measures that will cause a ‘triple whammy’ of higher costs. Mr Khan made the accusations after he said Westminster wanted to extend the £15 Congestion Charge Zone to the North and South Circular roads in 12 months’ time. He … Read more