Sadiq Khan criticised the Autumn Statement's speech saying it was "deeply anti-London".
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On Wednesday, after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, Sadiq Khan slammed the speech saying it was ‘deeply anti-London’. The London mayor criticised the government’s new plan saying ‘Londoners continue to suffer’ as funding for TFL, the Metropolitan Police and housing ‘fell woefully short’.
Mr Khan continued: It “was an opportunity for the Chancellor to recognise the important role that London plays in creating jobs and growth across the UK.”
London itself was mentioned only once by Jeremy Hunt in the speech, but Canary Wharf was acknowledged as an Investment Zone. Mr Hunt pledged “12 mini-Canary Wharfs – where government, industry and research institutes collaborate across the UK.”
The London mayor criticised the absence of Met Police or TFL capital funding, referring to these “vital services” as aiding “national recovery”.
Rob Blackie, the Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate, tweeted similarly: “There is nothing significant in the budget for London. Our housing crisis remains unaddressed, growth prospects gloomy and our public services remain under strain.” He continued: “This was yet another missed opportunity to fix London’s broken public services.”
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan with the new commissioner of the Metropolitan police Sir Mark Peter Rowley./ Associated Press
Before the Autumn Statement, the mayor had requested £470m to “unlock” the development of 76,000 new homes in London, particularly on brownfield sites.
After Wednesday, however, he stated: “The limited additional help being provided by ministers today is dwarfed by the deepening housing crisis affecting Londoners across our city.”
The chancellor announced funding for “Infrastructure, housing and planning” in his statement, saying: “We will invest £32m to bust the planning backlog and develop fantastic new housing quarters in Cambridge, London and Leeds which will lead to many thousands of additional dwellings.”
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the Autumn Statement booklet./ Associated Press
But in his statement, Mr Khan blamed the “Government’s failure and mismanagement” calling for “proper investment in London.”
City News approached the Treasury for comment, but didn’t get a response.
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On Wednesday, after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, Sadiq Khan slammed the speech saying it was ‘deeply anti-London’. The London mayor criticised the government’s new plan saying ‘Londoners continue to suffer’ as funding for TFL, the Metropolitan Police and housing ‘fell woefully short’.
Mr Khan continued: It “was an opportunity for the Chancellor to recognise the important role that London plays in creating jobs and growth across the UK.”
London itself was mentioned only once by Jeremy Hunt in the speech, but Canary Wharf was acknowledged as an Investment Zone. Mr Hunt pledged “12 mini-Canary Wharfs – where government, industry and research institutes collaborate across the UK.”
The London mayor criticised the absence of Met Police or TFL capital funding, referring to these “vital services” as aiding “national recovery”.
Rob Blackie, the Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate, tweeted similarly: “There is nothing significant in the budget for London. Our housing crisis remains unaddressed, growth prospects gloomy and our public services remain under strain.” He continued: “This was yet another missed opportunity to fix London’s broken public services.”
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan with the new commissioner of the Metropolitan police Sir Mark Peter Rowley./ Associated Press
Before the Autumn Statement, the mayor had requested £470m to “unlock” the development of 76,000 new homes in London, particularly on brownfield sites.
After Wednesday, however, he stated: “The limited additional help being provided by ministers today is dwarfed by the deepening housing crisis affecting Londoners across our city.”
The chancellor announced funding for “Infrastructure, housing and planning” in his statement, saying: “We will invest £32m to bust the planning backlog and develop fantastic new housing quarters in Cambridge, London and Leeds which will lead to many thousands of additional dwellings.”
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the Autumn Statement booklet./ Associated Press
But in his statement, Mr Khan blamed the “Government’s failure and mismanagement” calling for “proper investment in London.”
City News approached the Treasury for comment, but didn’t get a response.
