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NEWS – After receiving an overwhelming mandate to put the environment at the heart of his second term
@mayorofLondon
today confirms that London's ULEZ will be expanded from this October.
His Majesty The King and the Prince of Wales have today visited Lambeth to thank the police working so hard to keep London safe.
@mayoroflondon
was honoured to join them, alongside the Home Secretary and Met Commissioner
The march has begun! Londoners are walking together from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square in solidarity with the people of Ukraine
#LondonStandsWithUkraine
Tonight Nelson’s Column and the Trafalgar Square fountains were illuminated in blue and yellow as London stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine
@MayorofLondon
No city in the world welcomes in the New Year like London. What a fantastic show!
#HappyNewYear
to all Londoners and people from around the world enjoying the best of our great city tonight.
Tomorrow is the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme. With the huge backlog in applications,
@MayorofLondon
continues to urge ministers to do the right thing and extend the deadline to avoid people potentially facing discrimination.
.
@MayorofLondon
's bold new London Streetspace plan will overhaul our city's streets, transforming them to create new cycle lanes and wider pavements to accommodate increased demand for walking and cycling 🚲🙌
Today
@MayorofLondon
has confirmed the GLA's move to the Crystal building in the Royal Docks, saving £61m over five years. The savings will be used to protect Londoners' key front-line public services. All the info here -
Honoured that London has been chosen by
@KensingtonRoyal
and the
@EarthshotPrize
as the location for their inaugural awards
#EarthshotLondon2021
on October 17. Tune in & be inspired by the incredible winners and their ground-breaking solutions to our planet's greatest challenges.
.
@MayorofLondon
will create one of the world’s largest car-free areas in Central London as part of his
#StreetspaceLDN
Plan to enable millions more people to safely walk and cycle.
“I am delighted to welcome in 2024 with our best ever celebration. Our unique combination of fireworks, drones, lighting and music have put on a fabulous show for the millions watching around the globe, sending a message of unity."
@MayorofLondon
A major new survey also shows that a huge 81 per cent of parents and carers support ‘School Streets’ where they’ve been implemented at London schools. Cleaning up our air is working, and is hugely popular. Read more -
What an incredible show!
#HappyNewYear
London and the world.
Now that the spectacular event has finished, please follow signage and the instructions of event stewards to get home quickly and safely.
City Hall will open its doors on Saturday 21 Sept to celebrate the amazing contribution of European Londoners to our capital, through a wide range of family-friendly activities. Read more about the programme of events here:
#LondonisOpen
Win-win! The trial Cycleway along Chiswick High Road has not only increased cycling on weekdays by almost three quarters, but also reduced collisions and improved air quality 🚲🌳🙌
.
@MayorofLondon
has launched the London Schools Pollution Helpdesk to clean up toxic air at schools in the worst polluted areas of the capital & is supporting a new London-wide anti idling campaign. More here:
NEWS: Today
@MayorofLondon
is launching England’s first hydrogen double decker buses to reduce London’s carbon footprint and tackle toxic air in the capital. These new buses will also offer Londoners smoother, quieter journeys with USB charging points.
Today
@MayorofLondon
joined
@AndyBurnhamGM
,
@MetroMayorSteve
and
@ExcludedUK
to hear the powerful testimonies of some of the 3M self-employed people still not getting any help from the Government. Today the Mayors wrote a joint letter to the Chancellor demanding action.
Today, on
#999Day
@MayorofLondon
joined the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William
@KensingtonRoyal
&
@LondonFire
to thank heroic emergency service workers and volunteers for going above and beyond throughout the pandemic to keep us safe.
Today
@MayorofLondon
is making a direct appeal to European Londoners. Make sure that you and all your eligible family and friends have applied to the Settled Status scheme before Christmas. Don't risk being a victim of discrimination from next year.
In today's
@thetimes
- new cutting-edge research shows that 'School Streets' are cutting dangerous emissions by up to 23 per cent. Limiting motor traffic outside schools is saving lives.
If someone suffers a cardiac arrest, every second counts to save their life. All London Underground and Overground stations now have life-saving public access defibrillators, thanks to a huge London-wide roll-out by
@MayorofLondon
@Ldn_Ambulance
and
@TfL
#RestartaHeart
NEWS:
@MayorofLondon
has today announced a new £600,000 Rewild London Fund, delivered with expert advice from
@WildLondon
, that will help restore London’s precious wildlife sites, improve biodiversity and create more natural habitats for plants and animals to thrive
We're delighted to confirm that work will start on Cycleway 4 on 5 July - a major new cycleway between Tower Bridge and Greenwich. It will include 4km of two-way segregated cycle track and new pedestrian crossings - making the area safer for everyone.
NEW: Data released today shows huge reductions in air pollution in parts of London where
@MayorofLondon
has taken action, including Brixton Road and Putney High Street.
ICYMI – After receiving an overwhelming mandate to put the environment at the heart of his second term
@mayorofLondon
has confirmed that London’s ULEZ will be expanded from this October. Cleaning up our air is a matter of social justice.
With cycling at record levels,
@willnorman
and
@TfL
today announced a £2.5m funding boost to meet the growing demand for cycle parking. 1,400 new spaces will be created in residential areas over the coming year, along with upgraded cycle parking outside at least 10 stations 🚲🥳
Enabling more people to walk and cycle is key to a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
@TfL
is doing all it can to support this, including starting construction on a major new 4.7km upgraded cycle route in southwest London 🚲🙌
@willnorman
@Heidi_LDN
Today
@TfL
have confirmed more than £63million in funding to London's boroughs to make our streets healthier and safer. This means more bike lanes, 20mph, crossings & bus lanes.
WE DID IT!!! OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS!!!! we waited 5 years for this moment. We are just 4 ordinary girls from London with big dreams. If you can see it you can BE it. Speechless right now ❤️❤️❤️🥉🥉🥉
With a month to go until the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme, a huge backlog of over 100,000 cases remains in London. Today
@MayorofLondon
is calling on the deadline to be extended to stop thousands potentially facing discrimination from July.
“Living in an apartment building should not feel like an albatross round leaseholders necks. Yesterday’s Government announcement does nothing to help those living in buildings under 18m or to ultimately
#EndOurCladdingScandal
” -
@MayorofLondon
at
#PQT
A landmark new campaign speaking directly to men and boys about how their actions can help end violence against women and girls has been launched by
@MayorofLondon
today.
Every
#London
football club in the
@PremierLeague
has pledged their support.
@WomenandGirlsN
Read more:
Today we've announced £50M new funding to transform local streets across London, making them safer for walking and cycling, and cleaning up our toxic air.
We're delighted to announce that two new woodlands spanning over 84 hectares will be created in London thanks to funding from
@MayorofLondon
. More than ever, green spaces are vital for our mental and physical well-being.
The Government must officially seek an extension to the Brexit transition period.
Securing our key supply chains and fighting the coronavirus pandemic requires the full and undivided efforts of ministers more than ever before.
@MayorofLondon
statement:
The evidence is clear - high-quality cycle routes enable more people to cycle confidently and safely. That’s why today
@MayorofLondon
is announcing work beginning on four new or upgraded schemes. Read more here -
The
@MayorofLondon
has triggered a high air pollution alert for today, tomorrow and Thursday. Londoners are encouraged to walk, cycle, avoid unnecessary car trips, stop engine idling & not burn wood or garden waste
Good news:
@TfL
have announced that work will begin on the next section of Cycleway 4 next week 🙌
🚲 Once complete, this cycleway will run from central London to Greenwich
Congratulations
@nightczar
who was awarded the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall today for her work to protect, preserve, and innovate the capital at night, and champion LGBTQI+ rights.
.
@mayoroflondon
has announced a new public garden of blossom trees will be created in partnership with
@nationaltrust
& supported by
@bloomberg
to commemorate Londoners who’ve lost their lives to Covid-19 & the impact of the virus on us all.
The number of Londoners now living in areas with illegal pollution levels has reduced by 94% since 2016, thanks to measures by
@MayorofLondon
to clean up the capital’s air. Find out more:
NEWS: Face coverings are one of the simplest and most effective ways to stop the spread of Covid. That’s why
@MayorofLondon
is asking TfL to keep the requirement for passengers to wear them on TfL services after 19 July
A spectacular street art display is transforming Tower Bridge today with portraits of hundreds of Londoners in celebration of
#EURO2020
taking place in the capital
NEWS: Car traffic in London must reduce by 27% by 2030 to meet our targets to tackle air pollution & the climate emergency.
@MayorofLondon
says we must take action now. READ MORE:
Thanks to Santander extending funding for the
@TfL
cycle hire, Londoners can look forward to:
⚡️ Brand new e-bikes
🚲 Bikes in more areas of London
👩⚕️ Permanent NHS staff discounts
.
@MayorofLondon
has launched the first online cycle training course for Londoners to give more people the confidence to start cycling. Read more about
#StreetspaceLDN
and Cycle Skills here:
With temperatures soaring,
@MayorofLondon
is encouraging Londoners to use the capital’s 4,000 free refill stations & 100 new water fountains. You should also avoid the sun between 11am - 3pm, apply sunscreen and look out for the vulnerable.
As the governments around the world tighten sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine,
@MayorOfLondon
has demanded ministers go further by introducing a levy on overseas home buyers and the seizure of property belonging to oligarchs with links to the Kremlin.
Keeping Londoners safe is the top priority for
@MayorofLondon
Yesterday evening he joined
@MetPoliceUk
Violent Crime Task Force who are working day and night to target the most serious offenders, remove dangerous weapons from our streets and bear down on all forms of violence
Today
@MayorofLondon
has been championing the role that London can play in levelling up across the country, visiting an electric bus manufacturer in Yorkshire that’s providing over 60 electric buses for the capital. Levelling up is not a zero-sum game.
NHS staff, care workers, firefighters, teachers and transport workers have all been included on
@MayorofLondon
new key worker list to receive priority for affordable housing.
Construction on a landmark new temporary cycle lane on Euston Road will start tomorrow as part of our world leading
#StreetspaceLDN
plans. Find out more here:
Environment: “We’ve planted more trees in the last four years than in the previous 8 years put together. I want London to be the greatest but also the greenest global city.”
@MayorofLondon
#PQT
NEWS: The pandemic highlighted just how important green spaces are for Londoners which is why today
@MayorofLondon
has announced a £6m investment to improve access to green space across London with a focus on the city’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
.
@MayorofLondon
is urging all of London’s faith communities to avoid communal worship for the time being to help reduce the risk of infections spreading
Based on deprivation, 14 London boroughs should have got priority for the new £4.8bn levelling up fund. Only 2 did.
@MayorofLondon
has urged ministers to come clean on why affluent areas such as the Chancellor's seat have got priority instead.
We still believe!
#ENG
Congratulations to
@England
on a fantastic performance 🦁🦁🦁
The Trafalgar Square Fan Zone will be open again for our quarter final on Saturday – watch this space for details ℹ