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NEW: Mayor's off-peak Fridays fare trial made no difference to passenger numbers says Tfl report (published in December but just come to light). Academics say it shows behaviour and lifestyle more important than savings: content.tfl.gov.uk/offpeakfr…
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A 1% fall in house prices in London could yield a £7.3bn boost to the economy over a decade, mayor Sadiq Khan has said. bbc.in/3YMdcvK
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Tim Donovan retweeted
Revealed: 'ground-breaking' deal offered by @TfL to Tube drivers to get them to call off strikes: 🔴 Four-day week 🔴4.5% pay rise 🔴Paid meal breaks 🔴2.5 hours a week less work 🔴 35-hour working week 🔴Extra week's paid paternity leave Full story coming up @EveningStandard
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London mayor @SadiqKhan has issued a statement on the US election: “I know that many Londoners will be anxious about the outcome of the US Presidential election. Many will be fearful about what it will mean for democracy and for women’s rights, or how the result impacts the situation in the Middle East or the fate of Ukraine. Others will be worried about the future of NATO or tackling the climate crisis. "London is - and will always be - for everyone. We will always be pro-women, pro-diversity, pro-climate and pro-human rights. "London is a place where we’re proud of our diversity, proud of the contribution of all our communities and proud of our spirit of unity. These are some of the values that will continue to bind us together as Londoners." "The lesson of today is that progress is not inevitable. But asserting our progressive values is more important than ever - re-committing to building a world where racism and hatred is rejected, the fundamental rights of women and girls are upheld, and where we continue to tackle the crisis of climate change head on."
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Photo du Jour: @KemiBadenoch MP is congratulated by her husband, Hamish after being announced as the new Conservative Party leader after she beat @RobertJenrick (left) in the final ballot. By Stefan Rousseau/PA
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"HS2 [at Euston] is the big prize, that's a really big win - it's going to have a transformational impact on the area... "What's missing is a long-term funding deal for @TfL, and it really needs that - a global city that relies on one-year sticking plaster deals isn't good enough..." Our @muniya_b joined @RizLateef, @BBCTimDonovan and the @BBCLondonNews team yesterday to talk all matters Budget, discussing the impact of a hike in Employer NICs, what the capital needs from next year's spending review, and why reintroducing VAT-free shopping would give a boost to underwhelming growth forecasts. Watch in full📺⬇ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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My first opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin a question since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It came at the end of the BRICS summit in Kazan. Producer @LizaShuvalova
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BREAKING: Met confirm new investigation into Wimbledon School crash. It has identified a number of lines enquiry that require further examination. The families always thought first investigation was flawed …
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Without the support of local authorities, MDCs can be politically difficult. But Oxford Street is important for the whole of London's economy. Being able to take decisions at the strategic scale is one of the key benefits of MDCs, as I told @BBCTimDonovan bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c361…
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Sadiq Khan declared free Taylor Swift tickets 10 days late, understated their value and gave wrong information about who they were from, it has been revealed. bbc.in/3Yw13fL
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City Hall has confirmed that three mayoral aides failed to declare their free tickets within the 28-day deadline
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EXCL HS2 to run from London Euston to Crewe LBC understands govt was planning announcement in the new year - reversing Rishi Sunak's cut to 'phase 2a' Private talks said to have taken place involving Keir Starmer at last month's Labour Conference @LBC lbc.co.uk/news/hs2-london-eu…
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Tim Donovan retweeted
I think Aggers was right… I didn’t allocate enough time on the ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ 1800 news for the amount of stupendous cricket packed into one day! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jwzv…
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