• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Alessandro Georgiou AM: Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, recently your Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime visited Labour-run Enfield and over the last year there has been a 35 per cent increase in theft, 119 per cent increase in shoplifting, a 39 per cent increase in drug supply offences, a 21 per cent increase in gun crime, and a 60 per cent increase in theft of mobile phones in Enfield. Given the woeful Government settlement for the MPS this year, which of these numbers are you most proud of?

• Question by: Thomas Turrell
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Thomas Turrell AM: Thank you Chair. Good morning, Mr Mayor. I just want to pick up on a previous exchange we had about the William Barefoot Drive Police Base that sits on the border of my and Assembly Member Duvall’s constituency. Following that exchange, I presented a petition [to the 7 November 2024 London Assembly Plenary meeting] from two local councillors in the area, signed by over 1,600 people, calling for the Base to be saved from closure, and last week those councillors were told that the Base would now be remaining open, which is great news. Following that decision...

• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Marina Ahmad AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Mr Mayor. Mr Mayor, would you agree that on such an important and sensitive issue, using the right language matters, and I refer to the BBC report that was released recently that makes no reference to rape gangs.

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Susan Hall AM: I will ask a question then, and I would like a brief answer, but a factual one. Do you believe, Mr Mayor, that there are grooming gangs now in London?

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Keith Prince AM: Thank you, Mr Mayor. A very humble apology and I recognise that. What aspect of this is down to TfL or is it just down to Network Rail or how much can we blame you for?

• Reference: 2025/2672
• Question by: Chair, London Assembly
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Len Duvall AM (Chair): The Mayor will now provide an oral update of up to five minutes in length on matters occurring since the publication of his report. Mr Mayor.