100 days in. Watch Cllr Paul Swaddle set out the record at Full Council: 650+ dangerously parked dockless bikes removed, £250k in fines paid, a task force on illegal short-term lets, offensive graffiti gone in 12 hours. #WestminsterMatters #SafeStreets

100 days in. Cllr Paul Swaddle set out the record at Full Council on Wednesday: 650+ dangerously parked dockless bikes removed, £250k in fines paid, a task force on illegal short-term lets, offensive graffiti gone in 12 hours. #WestminsterMatters #SafeStreets

"The Government assumes we are now going to put up council tax by 75-100%." Cllr Paul Fisher on the stark choices facing Westminster.

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The Labour government is cutting Westminster's budget by £100 million. Tell us which services you want protected most.

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Four London councils, including Westminster, are fighting a new "mansion tax" that could cost us £275m a year between us.

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Almost 200 fake "squishy" toys seized in Victoria, thanks to a tip from one quick-thinking mum. Cllr Caroline Sargent: "we will keep doing our utmost to squash the fake squishy trade."

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Cllr Tim Barnes: "the Mayor has seen the Met's licensing team cut in half just in the last year," on how Khan is crushing Soho's nightlife.

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Ending the pedicab scourge. Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "hopefully, that will bring it under control. And if it doesn't, I'll continue to campaign on this issue."

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Oxford Street's pedestrianisation could start as early as October, no full environmental impact assessment needed. Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "he has cheated the system."

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Cllr Paul Fisher: "The Government is reducing our funding by 50%. There are really tough decisions ahead." Cllr Elliot Keck: "we should be putting aside partisan differences and uniting to take on this."

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Westminster spends over £119 million a year servicing London's tourist economy. If the Mayor brings in a tourist tax, we need our fair share, 50% to boroughs.

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Hundreds of fake "Rainbow Mystery" squishy toys filled with flammable liquid seized from Oxford Street souvenir shops. Cllr Caroline Sargent: "we are taking action to take these off the streets."

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Burnham's bluff, called out. Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "he hasn't come back to me. We haven't seen any action in Westminster, and it's not that long till Christmas."

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"Every postcode is being punished, every postcode is facing higher local taxes" that's Westminster's warning to the PM over the Fairer Funding Review.

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The Government has rejected our bid to delay Oxford Street's pedestrianisation. Cllr Tim Barnes: "I'm worried we're heading for an unmanaged mess."

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Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE on Soho Primary: "the numbers have fallen to the same levels you might see in a remote village school... that requires a different type of funding."

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Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "We have the worst homelessness position in the whole of London." He wrote to PM Andy Burnham offering to help. "He hasn't come back to me."

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£150m Oxford Street makeover, and the Government has rejected our bid for a proper environmental review. Cllr Tim Barnes: "we're heading for an unmanaged mess."

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Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "if you stop someone who's in a wheelchair and ask them if I can remove all the buses from Oxford Street, there's a far, far more detailed answer coming."

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Round of applause for Cllr San Abishev, who completed the Richmond Marathon today, raising over £3,000 for St Andrew's Youth Club!

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