How can the PM improve the lives of Londoners?
BBC Politics London consulted three groups on how the Prime Minister could improve life for Londoners, focusing on poverty, small businesses, and governance. Charities urge the removal of the benefit cap and reform of housing allowances to address child poverty. Business leaders and think tanks call for tax certainty and greater fiscal devolution for London to boost economic resilience.
- ▪The charity Little Village calls for scrapping the benefit cap and reforming the local housing allowance to combat child poverty.
- ▪The London Chamber of Commerce emphasizes that small businesses need clarity on taxation and regulation to thrive.
- ▪The Centre for London advocates for greater fiscal devolution, noting London raises only about 7% of its budget compared to 70% in New York.
- ▪Sophie Livingstone of Little Village highlights poor housing conditions, such as overcrowding and damp, as major health risks for children.
- ▪Antonia Jennings of the Centre for London argues that London and the southeast are net contributors to the Treasury and deserve more financial autonomy.
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How can the PM improve the lives of Londoners?Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHelen DrewBBC Politics LondonBBCBBC Politics London has been speaking to three groups about what key priorities should be for Prime Minister Keir Starmer - or his successor - when it comes to improving the lives of Londoners, from the most vulnerable, such as children in poverty to those running small businesses.I spoke to the Little Village charity, the London Chamber of Commerce and the think tank Centre for London about which policies would have the greatest impact.Scrap the child benefit capSophie Livingstone, chief executive of the charity Little Village which helps families in London with essentials for their children, said poverty was "a political choice".While the charity welcomed Labour's…
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