New community spaces will bring Londoners together in age of divisiveness, Sadiq Khan vows

London launches 30 community hubs to unite residents

Sadiq Khan and the National Lottery Community Fund invest £1.8m to tackle loneliness across the capital city.  The initiative was announced on the same day a poll revealed that while 73% of Londoners believe community centres are important, only 12% have visited their local hall or centre.  More than half of respondents (55%) said additional activities would encourage them to attend. The funding will support spaces offering mentoring, drop-in se…

Khan calls out Man Utd owner's 'offensive rhetoric' and backs campaign to bring Londoners together

Mayor admits hate crime rates are still “too high” in the capital but wants to help Londoners “break bread” together, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Sadiq Khan at the announcement of 30 new ‘Loved and Wanted Spaces’ in London (credit GLA) Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan says Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe deserves to be “called out” for his “offensive” comments suggesting that immigrants had “colonised” the UK. Whil…

Khan calls out Man Utd owner’s ‘offensive rhetoric’ and backs campaign to bring Londoners together

Mayor admits hate crime rates are still “too high” in the capital but wants to help Londoners “break bread” together, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Sadiq Khan at the announcement of 30 new ‘Loved and Wanted Spaces’ in London (credit GLA) Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan says Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe deserves to be “called out” for his “offensive” comments suggesting that immigrants had “colonised” the UK. Whil…

New community spaces will bring Londoners together in age of divisiveness, Sadiq Khan vows

The Mayor of London said Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe deserves to be “called out” for his “offensive” comments suggesting that immigrants had “colonised” the UK. While Sir Jim later said “sorry that my choice of language has offended some people UK and Europe,” Sir Sadiq deemed this “not an apology”. The Mayor was speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) as he vowed to bring Londoners together to “break bread” as …