Local elections: We said there wouldn’t be a Tory meltdown – and there wasn’t

The results were a triumph of localism which confounded the pundits. But achieving wider home ownership is still a particular challenge in London.

The local election results in London will provide a mixed picture

Pundits are expecting a drubbing for the Conservatives in the capital. But some boroughs will buck the trend. I predict unpredictability.

Councils are losing the battle against the sale of illicit cigarettes

Criminal gangs are supplying counterfeit tobacco on a huge scale with a resulting impact on smokers’ health.

Ravi Govindia, Nicholas True and Ray Puddifoot: Heathrow expansion – 250 miles from reality

Our residents remember the promise: “No ifs, no buts, no third runway at Heathrow”.

London’s Boroughs 1965-2015: Half a century of failure

Over the last half century municipal leaders have caused the capital to become an uglier place to live and work.

Richmond and Wandsworth agree shared services deal

Each council is due to save £10 million a year due to the arrangement.

Rishi Sunak selected for Richmond

Mr Sunak secures a seat after missing out in Hertsmere.

The final four in the Richmond selection are named

A former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the ex-Chairman of the local Association, the Tory leader in Kirklees and a Free School governor make the cut.

Exclusive: The longlist to succeed Hague in Richmond

They include a former local association chairman, two advisers to Theresa May and a judge.

Applications open to succeed Hague in Richmond

The winner will hope to inherit his 23,336 majority, too.

“George Osborne is not a free market Tory: he is a corporatist” – Zac strikes back

The Richmond MP’s fight against Heathrow is a matter of principle – but also a symptom of the changing nature of MPs.