MPs debate plan to reduce affordable housing quota to 20%
MPs responded to ministers' plans and Sadiq Khan's record on housebuilding in London, at Westminster Hall earlier this month.
Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter
London is Europe's most congested city - experts advise more rail
The London Assembly transport committee heard about the varied issues causing road congestion, including SUVs, on-line shopping and Uber. And that the solution lies in "building rail in all its forms".
London mayor says building council homes of "utmost importance” amid pressure to slash affordable housing requirements
Government ministers and Sadiq Khan are holding talks about reducing the affordable housing requirement on developers from 35% to 20%.
Deputy mayor says skills crisis is primary factor for London’s housebuilding failures
Tom Copley, deputy mayor for housing, said that a shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets. Housing association L&Q said that it relied on a single roofing contractor to cover 80,000 homes last year.
Mayor needs more fiscal powers to avoid “ugly” decisions on taxing Londoners
Ministers are under increasing pressure to give Sadiq Khan powers to impose a tourism levy, to raise money for infrastructure projects such as the Bakerloo Line extension.
Road safety: campaigners call for more action while Tfl delays Vision Zero plan
Tfl has delayed publishing the second phase of its Vision Zero Action Plan, which aims to end all road deaths and serious injuries on the capital’s roads by 2041. Green Assembly member Caroline Russell has made recommendations for action including a tobacco-style ban on SUV advertising.
Private sector developers say 35% affordable housing a "major barrier" to building homes
A report from private sector developers argues that the London mayor must slash affordable housing requirements and release swathes of green belt land to solve the housing crisis.