What is a "relatively simple arrangement" for the Mayor of London and the Transport Commissioner for London, amounts to severe transport disruption for many of my constituents living in Hackney Wick, a ward abutting the London 2012 Olympics Village.

A few weeks ago a number of my constituents asked me...

The correspondence that I received today from my Council Leader, gives a damning insight into London's Housing Crisis. I stand fully behind the actions taken by Councillor Catherine West, leader of Islington Council to make Islington a fairer place. I hope you will add your support.

Here's the letter:

15th...

The recent rape of a jogger in London's Regent's Park at 7am was shocking enough, but the fact that the police did not alert other park users that there was a rapist in the area makes this even worse. This failure by the @MetPoliceUK put people at risk and completely...

In1987 Daniel Morgan was brutally murdered in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south London. Despite their near quarter century search for justice, his family and friends are no nearer finding his killers today than they in the immediate aftermath of his death.

Having lived...

On a very cold Tuesday at 12 noon I met with Isobel Hulsmann outside the Home Office. Isabel is 83 years old and for the past 24 years she and her family have been at the centre of what London's Assistant Police Commissioner called "one of the most deplorable episodes...

I welcome the appointment of Bernard Hogan-Howe as new London Met Commissioner.
Hogan-Howe beat three other candidates, including Tim Godwin currently acting in the role, to the five-year appointment. The other two candidates were Strathclyde Chief Constable Stephen House and ACPO President Sir Hugh Orde.

The position...

Back at City Hall I join colleagues in praising the work of the Emergency Services and lead a debate where we agree to focus our forthcoming investigations on the consequences for London of the August Riots.

On Wednesday 7th September along with the other 24 London Assembly Members we...

Yet another tragedy exposed by the recent London riots is the story of the 11yr old who stole a waste paper bin. And who according to Scotland Yard is the youngest rioter in London to face prosecution. It was tragic that he should have been on the streets in the...

At a recent meeting with Mayor Johnson I was encouraged as I saw for the very first time in his Mayoralty a man consumed by the seriousness of the issue- giving his undivided attention. No jokes, no glib comments, certainly no buffoonery, just the job at hand. I underlined my...

A week after the turmoil in London and other UK cities, attention is turning away from the immediate issues of dealing with criminal behaviour towards the action needed to address the wider causes. Importantly, understanding those causes does not excuse the violence; but it is an important first step to...

Marvin Gaye's seminal album of 1971 'What's Going On' held up a mirror to an America that was not at peace with itself. Against a background of urban decay, economic deprivation and systemic racism, the songs indicated the human cost of letting this continue. Widespread civil unrest and disaffection were...

We have all been deeply shocked and angered by the events of the last few days. But what action should we take to deal with the immediacy of the crisis and to consider preventing a repetition?
I broke my holiday on Monday morning to return to my constituency...