POLICE AND CRIME - WHY CAN’T KHAN’S DEPUTY ANSWER QUESTIONS?
Two years on from the Casey Report, the Deputy Mayor has yet to begin work on a review into the Met Police’s performance.
It’s been a busy week at City Hall before we break up for the April Recess- but don’t worry, we’ll be working throughout April right up to the May AGM around London to highlight Khan’s failings and paint a vision of the London we want to see. Watch this space!
HAS THE DEPUTY MAYOR READ HER OWN PAPERS?
It’s no secret that public confidence in the Met Police has suffered in recent years - down from 59% in 2019 to 46% in 2024. As a result of the Casey Review, which set out to restore trust in the police and reform our vital police force, the Deputy Mayor has a responsibility to work to improve that trust and confidence. Asked by Susan Hall AM whether public confidence is a metric to measure how successful that reform is, the Deputy Mayor seems to think that confidence in the police is increasing…
LORD BAILEY: WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT PHONE THEFT?
Every six minutes a phone is stolen in London. It’s an epidemic and one we’ve been banging the drum about for some time now. Taking an opportunity at the Police & Crime Committee, Lord Bailey AM asked the Deputy Mayor about phone theft in London - rather than asking about what has been said, but about what instead has been done. We’ve heard the talk, but now we want action. Listen now:
CYBER HELPLINE: KHAN CLOSING VITAL DIGITAL SERVICE
Just £85,000 is what is required to keep the Cyber Helpline running this year. This impressive pilot scheme provided a digital network to support victims of cyberstalking and digital crime, but thanks to Khan’s cuts is facing the axe with victims left in the lurch. Emma Best AM asked the Deputy Mayor - who earns £147,000 a year - to help find the money to fund the scheme:
DON’T LET LABOUR PRETEND THEY CARE ABOUT STUDENTS
Education has been back in the headlines this week as the BBC examined the number of students whose education has been impacted by the pandemic. Speaking on BBC Politics London, Neil Garratt AM pointed out that the biggest cause of this impact was the covid lockdowns - lockdowns that Labour supported, and that they thought fought to prevent us from lifting. They can talk about results now, but they can’t pretend it's the students they care about.