I remain in close contact with the Met about the appalling attack in central London today. A man has been arrested & is in custody. On behalf of Londoners I’d like to pay tribute to Abdullah, who heroically risked his own safety to come to the aid of the victims.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and London Councils are working with partners across the capital to develop a London Growth Plan. This will set out what we can do to grow our economy, creating good jobs for Londoners. Have your say on the London Growth Plan here london.gov.uk/talk-london/to…

In a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and the Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, Brent Council's leader, Muhammed Butt, said improvements would deliver “undeniable” economic and social benefits. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Our boroughs have supported 1️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ residents into work through our UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme. The programme supports unemployed and economically inactive residents to upskill and move into decent work👨🏾‍💻👨‍🍳👩🏾‍💼

This would be good news. If we are to tackle the housing crisis, we need a renaissance in social housing. Giving councils and housing associations certainty over rent will allow them to build hundreds of thousands more homes 🏗️ 🏘️ ft.com/content/e2546c…

Jordan Ayew is an absolute hero. Criminally under-rated. Always ran his socks off. And he scored the best goal I’ve ever seen. Thanks for everything! ❤️💙 #CPFC

Record numbers of people being long-term unemployed due to disabilities & poor health has led to calls to apply stricter conditions on benefits But my new NEF paper argues that DWP could be doing much more to foster voluntary engagement with support...🧵 neweconomics.org/2024/08/better…

Clyne - Born in Lambeth Guehi - Grew up in Lewisham Chalobah - Grew up in Lambeth Eze - Born in Greenwich Nketiah - Born in Lewisham What are we cooking 🥵 #CPFC

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Our employment programmes at Central London Forward supported a further 200 residents into work last month 🙌 #DevolutionWorks

Today we launched our report on 'Securing the Future of Council Housing' from an unprecedented coalition of over 100 councils A huge thank you to everyone who's contributed, it is a plan that will transform millions of lives for the better for decades to come

This week Southwark Council & 105 other councils came together to launch our plan to #SaveCouncilHousing Read the full report at southwark.gov.uk/SaveCouncilHou…

Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions cause huge insecurity for private tenants, and they are a major driver of homelessness in the capital. Great to see they will finally be banned. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This is great news. It’ll make it easier for local authorities to assemble land, to build homes, and to deliver the genuinely affordable housing we most need 🏗️ 🏘️

Great to meet Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP to discuss our report on the future of council housing with fellow council leaders & social housing experts, to discuss the practical action we can take together Full report here: southwark.gov.uk/SaveCouncilHou…  #SaveCouncilHousing

Really good report from Institute for Employment Studies on the future of employment support. Makes the case for more devolution, more integration and an end to 'compliance culture' in Jobcentre Plus. employment-studies.co.uk/resource/worki…

Really interesting report from The Work Foundation. Far too many workers are stuck in insecure employment, with a negative impact on their health.

Some news: I've quit my job at the Guardian to launch London Centric, a modern news outlet for the capital doing journalism in the old-fashioned way. I saw the response on here to the Evening Standard's print closure and it felt like time to step up: londoncentric.media