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Eileen Taylor ‘proud’ to be first black Lord Mayor of Leeds

19th January 201918th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 655 Views 0 Comments BAME, black, community, Council, Eileen Taylor, government, Leeds, Mayor, Representation

A woman whose father came to England as part of the Windrush generation is to become the first black Lord

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New report shows Mayor’s action on air quality will benefit poorest Londoners the most

16th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 470 Views 0 Comments Action, Climate Change, community, Congestion Zone, Environment, Factories, fossil fuel, global warming, London, Mayor, Pollution, poor, Sadiq Khan

New research published today shows how the Mayor’s bold measures to tackle London’s filthy air, including launching the world’s first

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Vincent Kompany’s father becomes Belgium’s first black mayor

15th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 576 Views 0 Comments Belgium's, black, father, First, footballer, Kompany's, Mayor, Vincent

Belgium has elected a black mayor for the first time – the father of international football star Vincent Kompany. Pierre

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Mayor demands tougher stance from internet giants on videos encouraging knife crime

7th August 2017 Mariah 1314 Views 0 Comments crime, December, giants, google, internet, knife, Mayor, metropolitan, online, police, prevent, refused, Sadiq Khan, videos, violent, youtube

Four violent videos reported by Met but not removed from YouTube The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called on

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Mayor calls on Government to reverse youth service cuts to help tackle the scourge of knife crime

27th June 201723rd September 2017 Mariah 1277 Views 0 Comments Capital, communities, dangerous, educating, empowering, funds, gang crime, government, knife crime, London, Mayor, organisations, police, prevention, projects, protecting, Sadiq Khan, scourge, service, strategy, streets, tackle, vulnerable, weapons, Youth

Mayor launches new, tough and comprehensive Knife Crime Strategy, with an additional £625,000 for knife and gang crime projects, taking

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University of Leicester student announced as first female Muslim Mayor in Leicestershire

19th June 201719th June 2017 Mariah 1307 Views 0 Comments charity, childrens hospital, councillor, female, History, International, Leicester, Mayor, Muslim, Oadby, politics, relations, school, Student, University, Wigston

Politics student Samia Haq becomes Mayor of the Borough of Oadby and Wigston A student from the University of Leicester School

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Mayor of London’s statement on terrorist attack in Finsbury Park

19th June 201723rd September 2017 Mariah 1314 Views 0 Comments Attack, Finsbury park, horrific, innocent, London, Mayor, metropolitan, police, prayers, Statement, terrorist, thoughts

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “The Metropolitan Police are responding to a horrific terrorist attack on innocent people

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Mayor of London’s latest statement on major fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington

14th June 2017 Mariah 1173 Views 0 Comments dedication, devastated, Fire, firefighters, Grenfell, Kensington, London, Major, Mayor, medics, Statement, Tower

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I’m truly devastated to see the horrific scenes of the major fire at

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Fatalities confirmed as fire destroys Grenfell Tower

14th June 2017 Mariah 1297 Views 0 Comments alarms, appeal, Blaze, Block, Breaking news, Capital, Death, destroyed, emergency, engines, fatalities, Fire, firefighters, Grenfell Tower, Hospital, Investigation, London, Mayor, Missing, Notting hill, Sadiq Khan, Tower, Trapped, vehicles, West London

A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a 24 storey Tower block in West London.

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Mayor: Police will have zero tolerance of hate crimes as incidents rise in aftermath of London Bridge attack

7th June 2017 Mariah 1207 Views 0 Comments aftermath, arrest, Attack, hate crimes, incidents, islamaphobic, London, London bridge, Mayor, police, racist, Sadiq Khan, Tolerance, unity, zero

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today warned that the police will take a ‘zero-tolerance approach to hate crime’

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African and Caribbean War Memorial

18th May 2017 Mariah 2372 Views 0 Comments Africa, African and Caribbean war memorial, Book launch, Brixton, Caribbean, Celebratory, Council, Empire, Event, Freedom, Her Majesty, History, Honour, Iconic, June, Local Government, London, Mayor, memorial, Military, project, Proud, Queen Elizabeth II, Sadiq Khan, Servicemen, Servicewomen, Soldiers, Theatre, United Kingdom, war, World War I, World War II

The African and Caribbean War Memorial is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, to specifically honour Commonwealth

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