There will be no congestion charge, no pay per mile, no London-style ULEZ expansion for as long as I am Mayor.
Only last week, the current PCC announced the closure of ‘at least’ 30 police stations, further exacerbating citizen’s safety concerns. I cannot sit on my hands and watch this happen.
In Greater London, Greater Manchester, and the West Midlands, we see the politicking, wokery, and limpness of Labour that would continue nationally were it given the keys to Number 10.
The Mayor of Great Manchester says “Nobody in my position should ever criticise people for trying to protect their incomes in a cost of living crisis”.
The Government could end up with a series of Burnhams and Khans, constantly trying to undermine it.
In the run up to the White Paper on Levelling Up, our interview with the former Chancellor opens this week’s ConHome series on localism.
From next May, all vans, buses, coaches, taxis, and heavy goods vehicles will have to pay a daily charge to travel in the area.
If nothing is done, we fear the pig industry is heading towards collapse, which would affect tens of thousands of jobs.
It should build on the success of its Housing First scheme and create a National Housing First Programme.
Since I arrived in 2018, I have discovered so much about British politics – and the value of a name.
It should worry us all that a Conservative government is even on board with the concept of a hate crime.
It’s better equipped than London to sympathise with the economic realities of what is going on in cities far closer.
Communities have been ignored. Crime has not been taken seriously. Investment opportunities have been missed.
Local councils in England received £30 million in funding to help them put together teams of compliance officers. So how has it been used?
Furthermore, I will not attend the Conservative Party Conference if vaccine passports are required.