Prime Minister Andy Burnham has hinted he may reform property tax later in his premiership in a move that threatens to hit London, telling the Evening Standard in an exclusive interview that he wants to ensure "fairness" in how homes are taxed across the country.
"The Government's Fairer Funding Review is stripping hundreds of millions of pounds out of London councils, including here in Westminster. Andy Burnham needs to explain why Londoners, who already pay some of the highest taxes and housing costs in the country, are being asked to subsidise a political fix elsewhere" said Cllr Paul Swaddle
"We are taking action to take these off the streets and to warn families about the dangers with some of these products that really are not what they seem" says Cllr Caroline Sargent.
Paul Swaddle: "The Government's Fairer Funding Review is stripping hundreds of millions of pounds out of London councils, including here in Westminster. Andy Burnham needs to explain why Londoners, who already pay some of the highest taxes and housing costs in the country, are being asked to subsidise a political fix elsewhere."
"This is a truly shocking case of someone deliberately and repeatedly cheating the system for their own personal gain... I commend the work of our Anti-Fraud service for securing this prosecution and hope the harsh penalties will send a clear message that we will not tolerate people abusing the system." said Caroline Sargent
Conservatives from Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Wandsworth challenge Labour's funding cuts, as council warns of new Family Home Tax, Burnham's land tax plans, and £56 million of local Labour waste
"We have a duty both to support vulnerable people and to protect the wider public. We will continue to offer help to anyone sleeping rough, but compassion cannot mean accepting behaviour that makes public spaces feel unsafe or inaccessible to others."
"We know that there are going to be negative impacts on noise, and on air quality, and potentially on pedestrian and cycling safety. We just want to understand what the impact of those might be, to be able to compensate for those downsides."
A Sun investigation has found illegal street trading continuing on Westminster Bridge despite repeated prosecutions, with unlicensed ice cream vans, hot dog stands and rickshaw riders operating in a prohibited area and treating court fines as a cost of doing business. One vendor, Gjon Pjetri, w
"This isn't about using the environmental impact assessment to stop the Oxford Street pedestrianisation. It's about trying to make sure that the scheme that comes forward and what we see at the end of all of this process is as good as it can be."
