• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Lord Bailey of Paddington AM: Good morning, Mr Mayor. In this whole very sordid and sorry affair, one of the biggest failings were that people in positions of authority, police officers, council officers, did not feel like they could stand their ground and make a complaint on the grounds of race. They were terrified of being labelled as racist. We know that police morale in London is particularly low, this being one of the themes. What work will City Hall, you and your office, be doing to make sure that our police officers in particular, but council officers and any...

• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Alessandro Georgiou AM: Thank you very much, Chair. Mr Mayor, I hope you and your family are keeping well. On the point of the new national inquiry that is to begin soon, there has been reports that you have tried to lobby Members of Parliament, Ministers, Secretaries of State or potentially the Prime Minister himself to avoid a national inquiry. Just to clear this up now, is that the case?

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Susan Hall AM: Yes, OK, if I could just do the Carnival. My question really would be, should the Government fund an event that two people died at last year? You are quite right, it is a victim of its own success, and we just cannot cope with more people in those small streets. It is a disaster waiting to happen. It is very unpalatable for it to be stopped. Having said that, it is so dangerous there now and, quite frankly, any police officer you speak to does not want to go. I just wonder whether you think that...

• Reference: 2025/2370
• Question by: Chair, London Assembly
• Meeting date: 19 June 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 the report.