A huge tent encampment in London's West End, spanning areas like Warren Street and Park Lane, has drawn comparisons to America's "Skid Row" and highlights the scale of the homelessness challenge facing new PM Andy Burnham after he pledged to end rough sleeping in Britain.
Westminster City Council is writing to more than 200,000 residents as part of the "biggest ever engagement exercise" to understand what services matter most amid unprecedented central government funding cuts.
Westminster Council is writing to 200,000 residents and businesses to ask which council services they'd least like to see cut, as it plans next year's budget amid an "unprecedented" £ 100 million drop in central government funding over the next three years.
Westminster Conservatives have launched an industry-first data sharing agreement with Airbnb to crack down on illegal short-term lets, allowing the city council to check social housing records directly against listings for the first time.
Westminster Conservatives have warned that Labour's funding reforms will leave the borough over £100 million worse off, forcing difficult decisions on council tax and local services.
Speaking on LBC earlier this week, Westminster Conservative Councillor Tony Devenish argues that Andy Burnham’s tax-reform suggestions add to an already excessive tax burden, noting that London boroughs have recently faced large central grant cuts that force councils to choose between slashing servi
Council Leader Paul Swaddle has welcomed Westminster’s new data-sharing partnership with Airbnb, giving the Council powerful new tools to identify and tackle illegal short-term lets.
Westminster Conservatives have stepped up enforcement against poorly parked dockless bikes, with fixed penalty notices to operators up by almost 200% since taking office.
In this BBC London Lunchtime News interview, Cllr Paul Swaddle sets out why Westminster must be a priority for any new government. He argues that Westminster is a major driver of the UK economy, and that decisions affecting the borough will have consequences well beyond the capital.
