Sixth London borough in talks with Government to impose huge council tax hike

Bromley town has had ‘high level talks with senior civil servants’ about exceeding the 5% cap the Government puts on council tax bill increases

“There's absolutely no place for hate crime in our capital and I'm committed to working with partners to help tackle this scourge,” Sadiq Khan stated in the press release on Tuesday.

I have spent years covering antisemitism, Israel, and Jewish communities. Before New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office, I also attended Jewish communal events at Gracie Mansion. Those gatherings were not merely ceremonial. They represented a relationship between City Hall and one of the largest Jewish communit