St John's Wood Library is getting an upgrade! Temporarily closed for redecoration from 10 September to 18 October, reopening Monday 19 October.

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Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "the mayor has shortcut that process. He has cheated the system." on Oxford Street's pedestrianisation.

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Up to 5% of your hotel bill, that's Sadiq Khan's new tourist tax. No mention of sharing with boroughs. Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "precisely zero benefit" unless that changes.

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Shanah Tovah! Wishing a happy and healthy new year to everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Westminster and around the world. 🍯🍎

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Westminster oversees 4,000+ pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and bars, and we're clear: no blanket ban on new venues in Soho. We need more night buses and policing.

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Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "there will be precisely zero benefit to Westminster residents and businesses" from the new tourist tax unless the Mayor shares the revenue.

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Cllr Tim Barnes: "your right to stand in the Dog and Duck and hold forth with a pint is sacrosanct." We're not banning vertical drinking, the real issues are policing and late-night transport.

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Cllr David Harvey: "we invest £8m each year to support people sleeping rough, including funding outreach teams that work around the clock across Westminster."

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Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "why does Andy Burnham hate London?" The PM wants additional property taxes on top of everything already proposed.

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Cllr Paul Fisher: "The Labour government's so-called Fair Funding Review 2.0 has singled out Westminster for one of the biggest real-terms funding cuts anywhere in the country." £100m being slashed from our budget.

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We're calling on the Mayor to increase policing and improve public transport to help London's nightlife, as the Met's licensing team is sharply reduced.

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Cllr Tim Barnes: "Sadiq Khan's failures are the real reason so much of Central London is in trouble... he's trying to grab Oxford Street, licensing, and planning powers, but it's the core of his job that's really in trouble."

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PM Andy Burnham confirms he's backed a property tax that could cost London an extra £7.5bn, plus a family homes tax, or mansion tax, on £2m+ homes. He's also confirmed Westminster's funding has been slashed.

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Westminster's set to lose £100m under Labour's Fairer Funding Review. Cllr Paul Swaddle: "Andy Burnham needs to explain why Londoners are being asked to subsidise a political fix elsewhere."

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Counterfeit toys sold to children have no place on our high streets. Conservative-run Westminster has seized 200 of them, with Cllr Caroline Sargent leading enforcement: twociti.es/fake-toys #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

200 counterfeit toys seized in Westminster after a mum and daughter paid £8 for a fake. Cllr Caroline Sargent explains: westm.news/fake-toys #WestminsterMatters #Westminster #CityThatWorksForAll #SafeStreets