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  • The Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm (6)

    • Reference: 2020/2937
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
    Does the Mayor believe that Londoners should be proud of the city’s great history?

  • The Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm

    • Reference: 2020/2912
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
    On what authority are you establishing the Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm?

  • Public Order in London

    • Reference: 2020/2195
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    Over the last month, I, like many other Londoners, have been increasingly concerned by images on social media of Metropolitan Police officers retreating from scenes of public disorder. Is the Mayor satisfied with the response of the Metropolitan Police to recent events on London’s streets?

  • Brexit

    • Reference: 2020/2200
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    On 23 June 2020, you tweeted: ‘Four years ago, the UK voted to leave the EU. Four years on, we still have no sign of a deal. The PM needs to put politics aside and extend the Brexit transition period so that our businesses and public services aren’t forced to face yet another cliff edge.’ Why is it you still find yourself unable to accept the will of the British People, as expressed in the democratic outcome of the referendum vote in 2016?

  • The Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm

    • Reference: 2020/2201
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    As I stated at the last Mayor’s Question Time, I am perturbed by your decision to establish a Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, thus making City Hall the arbiter of history in London. This should make us all deeply uncomfortable - no politician should take it upon themselves to become judge, jury, and executioner of a country’s history. In a liberal democracy, history should be debated and discussed, but never hidden or erased. Whether we like it or not, there are good, bad and ugly elements of Britain's past. London is the site of many national memorials and...

  • Black Lives Matter (1)

    • Reference: 2020/2202
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    I understand that one of the declared aims of Black Lives Matter UK is to ‘defund’ the Police. Given the scale of the funding problems facing the GLA at the moment, do you think this would be a good idea?

  • Black Lives Matter (2)

    • Reference: 2020/2203
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    On 10 June 2020, Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu the Metropolitan Police’s head of counter-terrorism issued a statement through Scotland Yard's Press Office - condemning the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and bemoaning: 'the racial bias built into the very fabric of our institutions and society'. Regardless of whether you share or endorse that particular opinion, is it ever appropriate for a senior officer of the Metropolitan Police to make a personal statement of this kind? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-52989109

  • Panorama (1)

    • Reference: 2020/2204
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    In the BBC Panorama TV programme broadcast on 22 June 2020, the Metropolitan Police’s head of counter-terrorism, Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu explained that far right activity has jumped from around 5% to 10% of the police time in terror related cases. Probably due to time limitations, he did not explain where the other 90% comes from. Do you have these figures?

  • Panorama (2)

    • Reference: 2020/2205
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    In the BBC Panorama TV programme broadcast on 22 June 2020, counter-terrorism chief Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu explained the threat level of terrorism from the far right this country currently faces. How many far right terror plots have been detected by the Metropolitan Police over the last five calendar years and of that number, how many custodial sentences have been handed down by the courts?

  • Disorder in Brixton (1)

    • Reference: 2020/2206
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 16 July 2020
    I have seen on social media the scenes of violent disorder in Brixton on the night of 24/25 June 2020 (unreported by the MSM for 12 hours) following the ‘Brixton Black Lives Matter live music protest’. How many police officers were injured during the course of that evening’s events?