politics

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TfL Takeover Of Metro Rail Services Looking Unlikely

Government less keen to hand Southeastern and Greater Anglia metro services over.

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Police Cut 2900 Officers In Last Three Years

Met officer numbers cut at the same time as proposing buying water cannon.

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Metropolitan Police Issuing Cautions For Serious Crimes

People admitting to rape, drug trafficking and violent assault cautioned last year.

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Piccadilly Line Staff Vote For Strike Action

Fresh round of industrial action on the underground.

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Proposed Fire Brigade Changes Put 41 Wards Over Target Response Time

New information shows a fire in Clapham Town would take nearly four mins longer to reach.

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New Bus For London Cost Revealed

Each bus will cost £354k over its lifetime.

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Londoners: What Do You Think Of Boris Johnson?

Are you aware and satisfied?

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London Facing Terrifying School Places Drought

The city has, literally, more children than it knows what to do with.

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Ban Tube Strikes, Say Assembly Conservatives

Strikes are a pain, but is a ban the answer?

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London Boroughs Trial Benefits Cap

Government puts the squeeze on benefit claimants again.

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Recession Puts Sex Workers At Greater Risk Of Violence

Study by Westminster Council looks at how to make sex workers safer.