Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
@MayorofLondon
Husband, father, and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him. Tweets before 9 May 2016 are from the previous Mayor.
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Let’s make it happen.
We’re disrupting the stolen phone trade at every level.
With hundreds of arrests and seizures of phones, cash, weapons and illegal e-bikes, we’re determined to keep up the pressure and drive these numbers down further.
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The funny thing about Stratford International: it’s not international. That needs to change.
Bringing cross-Channel rail services to Stratford would boost jobs and £1.3 billion in tourism spending. I’m working with the government to get it on track.
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This is 100% the right move.
No one should have to suffer the indignity of damp, mould or other hazards in their homes.
The government has my full backing on this.
Trafalgar Square is getting the NFL treatment 🏈
From 1pm today, the iconic square will be transformed for a two-day celebration of American football.
It’s free to attend. Just download the NFL OnePass app and touchdown in Trafalgar Square.
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Black Londoners have shaped our city and helped make London what it is today.
I had the privilege of celebrating that contribution at City Hall. Honouring our communities means continuing to break barriers, challenge injustice and build a fairer London.
Thank you to Black Londoners, past and present.
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Nollywood is here 🇳🇬
Delighted to open the new EbonyLife studios, bringing Lagos to London and more diverse storytelling to the big screen.
More than 700 arrests, and phones recovered before they could be sold on the black market.
Backed with record police funding from City Hall, that’s the work the Met are doing to tackle phone theft in London.
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The Met’s tactics against phone thieves, and the organised crime networks behind them, are getting results.
Phone thefts in London are now at a four-year low, thanks to tough action and record police funding from City Hall.
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From Nollywood to London, the story continues.
I’m delighted to welcome EbonyLife Place London, a new home for African and Black film, music, art, fashion and food.
Proud to celebrate both Lagos and London, two global capitals of creativity.
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The tide is turning on phone theft in London.
16,000 fewer phones were stolen last year following the Met's biggest ever crackdown and record funding for our police service from City Hall.
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There’s nowhere to hide from the Met.
Backed with record @MOPACLdn funding, they're going after phone thieves, the organised networks behind them and the market that makes this crime profitable.
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Stealing phones in London is getting far harder.
Record City Hall funding is helping the Met crackdown on the £50m-a-year trade in stolen phones and tackle all involved – from the street robbers, to the middlemen who unlock devices and sell them on.
We will not let up in our pursuit of these criminals and we'll continue working with the mobile phone industry to make stolen phones harder to use, sell and profit from.
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Phone thieves have nowhere to hide.
Following record investment in the Met from City Hall, thefts and robberies are now at a four-year low, with 16,000 fewer mobile phone thefts and robberies over the past year.
New drones and Sur-Ron bikes are helping the Met go after criminals, and we’re determined to build on this progress to keep Londoners safe.
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Stratford is one of Europe’s great regeneration success stories. It’s ready for its next chapter - European rail links.
I’m proud to say I’m working with the government to deliver new cross-Channel trains from East London. The benefits would be felt far beyond our city.
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The Met’s biggest crackdown of its kind is working: phone theft in London is at its lowest level in four years.
We're catching thieves, dismantling criminal networks and making it harder to profit from stolen phones.
Record funding for our police service from City Hall is leading to more arrests. More phones recovered. And fewer victims.
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Proud to join mayors from across Europe for the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative.
Our cities face many of the same challenges. It’s only by working together that we can tackle them head-on and build a better future for the people we serve.
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Who deserves their flowers this Black History Month?
Today marks the start of the BFI London Film Festival.
For 70 years, it has brought filmmakers, audiences and unforgettable stories together across our capital.
Here’s to another brilliant chapter for London’s screen culture.
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My statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
