The rising cost of building materials and worker shortages in the construction sector as a result of Brexit are to blame for a lack of progress on London’s affordable housing targets, Sadiq Khan has said.
Mayor uses New Year’s Eve event to send message London remains open to Europeans
Politicians from all parties have urged the Prime Minister to give the public the final say over Brexit at the Put it to the People march in London.
The Mayor of London and UK rail operators have told ministers that service delays or cuts due to inadequate preparation could harm UK businesses and tourism.
A new campaign which is calling for Remainers to be able to opt in for associate EU citizenship and 'stay European' has reached more than 100,000 signatures.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, believes the government is in “denial” about the “immense damage” Brexit is doing to the UK, as a recent poll shows falling support for its withdrawal from the EU.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said the government must not delay in reaching a deal to re-join the EU's research and innovation programme. / Horizon Europe was set up to help sponsor projects across Europe.
'The final Brexit deal was effectively a no-deal Brexit for finance... this was a major mistake,' said Sadiq Khan.
An EU committee has urged the bloc to negotiate a reciprocal free movement agreement with the UK.
Businesses in the services sectors face ‘major barriers’ despite trade agreement, a study suggests.
Legal experts condemn ‘disgraceful and illegal manipulation of system’.
Government considering using Brexit "freedoms" to ditch EU car safety measures designed to protect cyclists
07/02/2022
Britain may use Brexit "freedoms" to ditch planned EU car safety regulations designed to better protect pedestrians and cyclists, the government has said.
Issues around new Eurostar post-Brexit passport checks must be resolved "as a matter of urgency" ahead of potential "chaos", London's mayor says. / There are plans to bring in biometric border controls at St Pancras International in London in October.
EU citizens set to face Brexit ‘discrimination’ from landlords and employers, Sadiq Khan warns
01/12/2020
Mayor makes ‘direct appeal to every European Londoner’ to register before Christmas.
Former MP says campaign of abuse has intensified after EU referendum ‘allowed things to come to the surface’. / London mayor Sadiq Khan has round-the-clock police protection after receiving a deluge of death threats.
New biometric border controls being introduced for UK citizens due to Brexit could create “huge queues” of travellers, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter.
Brexit: UK music industry will ‘eventually die’ unless artists get access to EU, Mercury Prize winner says
07/02/2024
The UK music industry may “shrivel and eventually die” unless the government gives musicians more support following Brexit, a Mercury Prize-winning band has told NationalWorld.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on the UK government to "urgently build a closer relationship with the EU" after a new report reveals how much the UK economy is losing after leaving the EU.
The capital’s service sectors will bear the brunt of a downturn, according to a study published by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
London, at the heart of the UK’s service sector economy, may lose up to £9.5bn in economic output a year from Brexit.
System working ‘broadly as Leave advocates promised’, say think tanks’ report. / Post-Brexit immigration rules have led to a shortfall of around 330,000 workers in the UK and had helped fuel inflation, according to top economists.
Sadiq Khan urges government to strike financial services equivalence deal with EU.
Brexit will potentially cost London’s economy £9.5bn a year – with the capital’s service sectors bearing the brunt of the downturn, stark new research published by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, reveals today.
Boris Johnson brings in Iain Duncan Smith and PR guru who ran ‘Islamophobic’ campaign for Zac Goldsmith
26/06/2019
The move has been interpreted as a sign that Mr Johnson is toughening his stance on Brexit.