"The Labour government are cutting Westminster City Council's budget by £100 million... we want to hear from you, the residents of Westminster, about the services you want to see protected most."
Police and Westminster City Council joined forces for a cycle action day in Belgravia on Tuesday 15 September, in response to concerns raised by residents about bike-related issues.
"Whilst we have not yet settled on council tax levels for next year, this new financial climate is unprecedented and presents us with stark and very tough choices ahead where there are no easy options" says Cllr Paul Fisher
Four London councils, Wandsworth, Richmond, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea, have written a joint letter to the Government opposing plans for a new "mansion tax," MyLondon has reported.
"We should be putting aside Labour, Conservative, partisan differences and uniting to take on this terrible, terrible cuts imposed by the Government" says Cllr Keck
Cllr Paul Swaddle is calling on the Mayor of London to commit to passing on at least 50% of any new tourist tax revenue to the London boroughs that deliver the services visitors rely on.
There will be precisely zero benefit to Westminster residents and businesses" says Councillor Paul Swaddle, if the Mayor of London does not share some of the revenue raised from the new tourist tax with councils.
"There will be precisely zero benefit to Westminster residents and businesses" if the Mayor of London does not share some of the revenue raised from the new tourist tax with councils said Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE.
"The Labour government's stitched us up. We get £219 million from government a year. They're cutting it by £100 million. So we will get 46 per cent less money over the next three years."
Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE gave a wide-ranging interview to BBC Radio London's Eddie Nestor as part of the station's "Meet the Leader" series, 125 days into his leadership.
