• Reference: 2020/2209
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

I note a report in the Times of 27 June 2020, which stated: ‘Mr Desmond said that he had revised his original plan from 772 to 1,524 homes in east London after being encouraged by Sadiq Khan during a celebration for the Queen’s birthday at the Royal Albert Hall in April 2018.’ I would be grateful if you could set this press report in context for me. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/khan-offered-to-fast-track-developme…

• Reference: 2020/2208
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

I, along with many other Londoners have been surprised at recent press revelations about the Isle of Dogs Westferry Scheme and the roles played by developer Richard Desmond and Secretary of State Robert Jenrick. What has been your involvement in the Westferry Scheme?

• Reference: 2020/2207
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

In the scenes of violent disorder in Brixton on the night of 24/25 June 2020, following the Brixton Black Lives Matter live music protest’, how many people were arrested and charged by the Metropolitan Police?

• 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?

• 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?

• 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?

• 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

• 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?

• 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...

• 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?