Sian Berry - standing up for human rights

Met facial recognition roll out is yet another infringement of basic rights

Jan 24, 2020Jan 27, 2020 Sian Berry 2844 Views

The Metropolitan Police today announced they would begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) on the streets of

Safety

Focusing on what works to prevent violence

Jan 20, 2020Mar 8, 2020 Sian Berry 1809 Views

The continual and heartbreaking destruction of young lives in our city is not inevitable. As Mayor of London, I would

Sian Berry questions the Met in the Assembly

Greenest city Your London

Unlawful protest ban order issued against Extinction Rebellion

Jan 9, 2020Jan 24, 2021 Sian Berry 1466 Views

London’s most senior police chiefs did not know that commanders on the ground planned to issue the unlawful city-wide section

Soaring annual fare rises under Mayor Khan

Transport

Mayor’s ‘fares freeze’ claim melts away

Jan 2, 2020Mar 8, 2020 Sian Berry 2451 Views

Londoners are paying fares up more than £300 since Sadiq Khan came to power pledging a freeze. The new fare

Police Committee challenging Extinction Rebellion prosecutions

Safety

Heroes not criminals: don’t waste police resources pursuing peaceful protesters

Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019 Sian Berry 3065 Views

At the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee on 4 June I challenged the Met to justify the proposed prosecution

Speakingat the Assembly budget meeting 2019

Green London 2020 Your London

Our 2019 budget plan – climate, clean air, backing social housing residents and young people

Jan 27, 2019Jan 27, 2019 Sian Berry 16903 Views

This was our busiest week of the year in City Hall as we proposed our third annual Green budget amendment

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Sian’s work on the Assembly year by year – 2018

Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019 Sian Berry 4368 Views

Sian’s third year on the Assembly saw important victories on her two main campaigns, winning changes in policy from the

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Sian Berry’s work on the Assembly year by year: 2017

Jan 10, 2019Jan 13, 2019 Sian Berry 3551 Views

On the London Assembly since 2016, Sian has worked in City Hall with Caroline Russell to challenge the Mayor to

Sian Berry visiting Leathermarket social housing development

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Green influence on the London Plan

Jan 8, 2019Jan 11, 2019 Sian Berry 5167 Views

The Mayor is putting together a new London Plan and, ever since we were elected, we’ve been putting forward good

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Sian Berry’s work on the Assembly year by year: 2016

Dec 30, 2018Jan 13, 2019 Sian Berry 2953 Views

Sian was elected to the London Assembly in May 2016 and has worked hard since then, in an effective team

Green London 2020 Housing

I’ll never stop pushing defeatist Mayor on rent controls

Nov 22, 2018Dec 28, 2018 Sian Berry 7620 Views

Today I vowed to never stop pushing the Mayor to fight for rent control powers, when I went head-to-head with

Housing

Co-ops from house shares – a new right to create community housing

Nov 10, 2018Nov 10, 2018 Sian Berry 6264 Views

Anyone who has shared a rented house will have sat down at some point and worked out how much they

Visiting West Kensington andGibbs Green residents

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Residents need more power over their homes

Nov 6, 2018Jan 3, 2019 Sian Berry 3399 Views

Today, the London Assembly Housing Committee, which I chair, released our major new report on how to hear resident voices

Sian Berry speaking at estate demolition demonstration at City Hall

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Demonstrators call for ballots for all estates at City Hall protest

Nov 5, 2018Jan 13, 2019 Sian Berry 2275 Views

I was the only London politician to speak at this demonstration on 3 November 2018, supporting residents on estates who

Your London

Sexual health spending cuts bite across London

Oct 31, 2018Nov 10, 2018 Sian Berry 2309 Views

Sexual health funding has plummeted across London over the past five years, with one borough cutting spending by almost half,