Westminster's Conservative administration has written to the Labour Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, demanding a policing settlement that matches the reality of life in our city.
Setting the record straight on free school meals
No child who needs a free school meal will lose one
That is our guarantee, and it is what value for money and a city that works for all looks like in practice: focusing what we have on the people who need it most.
Westminster City Council leader Paul Swaddle has encouraged residents and businesses to proudly fly the St George’s Flag in support of England during the World Cup. Swaddle said Westminster is proud to back the Three Lions, with the flag flying from council buildings, and urged as many people as possible to show their support. The move has been welcomed by Conservatives as a positive display of national pride and community spirit.
Westminster City Council has welcomed a new data-sharing agreement between the Government and Airbnb to help identify tenants illegally subletting social housing.
Westminster City Council has welcomed a new data-sharing agreement between Airbnb and the Government to help identify tenants illegally subletting social housing.
Westminster’s former Labour administration has faced criticism after awarding a multi-million-pound demolition contract to Keltbray, despite the company having been fined £16 million for bid-rigging by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Westminster City Council has warned it may have to double council tax or cut local services after the Government's new funding formula reduces its central grant by almost half over the next four years.
A Conservative-led review has confirmed £30 million of wasteful spending under the previous Labour administration, including a £27 million liability from a contractor signed off without due diligence and a £3 million overspend awarded to a firm already fined for bid rigging.
London could face a £7.5 billion increase in property taxes under a proportional property tax backed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the capital expected to fund tax cuts elsewhere in the country.
