🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer, in a call with Benjamin Netanyahu, called on him to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Gaza [The Telegraph]

🚨 ICYMI: We've published a briefing unpacking the next steps for devolution 🚨 London's devolution deal is 25-years-old. It's time for a new one. Read Noah Vickers's coverage of our work, quoting our CEO Antonia Jennings & polling with Savanta UK: standard.co.uk/news/london/lo…

‘One thing Labour have pledged to do which will make a huge difference to Londoners is build many more new houses’ ‘After housing costs are accounted for 1 in 4 Londoners are in poverty’ Antonia Jennings speaks to BBC London on what the general election means for London:

🏗️ Labour pledged to build 1.5 million new homes in their manifesto. Our estimates show a quarter of these must be built in the capital to tackle London’s ongoing housing crisis. @rachelreevesMP’s speech has outlined Labour’s next steps. Our CEO Antonia Jennings comments below:

There has been substantial debate about the design of GB Energy.   Our latest briefing from Adam K sets out what it should and should not do if it is to deliver on its promise to deliver a fairer, faster, more cost-effective energy transition. common-wealth.org/publications/c…

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We learned today that 1 in 9 children live in households affected by the two-child limit. It is a cruel cap on vital, means-tested support. It can and must be removed.

Great joining new MPs Rachel Blake Bobby Dean MP 🔶 with Samantha Simmonds yesterday to discuss a new devolution deal for London and what it might look like, on democratic, productive and efficiency grounds. Airing tomorrow on BBC London!

Africa's Great Green Wall is an iconic sustainable development project raising the economic hopes of hundreds of millions 18m hectares (44m acres) of degraded land has already been restored, an area soon approaching the size of the UK internationalbanker.com/finance/the-gr…

‘Todays challenges play out very differently depending on where you are’ Antonia Jennings making the case for devolution on BBC London with Samantha Simmonds. She joined new MPs Bobby Dean MP 🔶 and Rachel Blake. Watch the full episode now: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

"Governmental campaigns, infrastructure investment and a well-functioning service all combine to make e-bikes an increasingly attractive offer – especially in London where many do not own a car." Our CEO Antonia Jennings unpacking e-bike popularity in the capital. Full story🔽

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"Whether that's the cost of living, housing or climate crisis, we know that the roadmaps towards solving those crises are going to need bespoke local approaches." Antonia Jennings speaks on democracy in London with Patrick Scally. 🎧 Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/1fMSm5…

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Number of homeless children in UK highest since records began: 'A genuine humanitarian crisis' bigissue.com/news/housing/h…

House price to income ratios

Today marks one year since the Ulez expanded to cover all of Greater London. FSB Greater London calls for more support for small businesses, while Possible praise air quality benefits and Centre for London say it's now time for 'pay-per-mile'... standard.co.uk/news/transport…

ULEZ has clearly achieved it's goal of improving air quality. Now it's time to ask - what more can we do? At Centre for London, we recommend the Mayor adopts a more progressive form of road user charging. Our CEO, Antonia Jennings, comments below:

Cleaner air due to the ULEZ expansion has real world benefits. For young children whose lungs are developing. For Londoners living with respiratory conditions. Antonia Jennings unpacks the ULEZ expansion in a piece by Lottie Elton in Big Issue: bigissue.com/news/environme…