Protecting London’s exploited property guardians

Feb 6, 2018Jan 3, 2019 Sian Berry 2087 Views

I’ve helped expose the plight of property guardians in London through groundbreaking research by the Housing Committee, which I chair.

Sian Berry asking the Mayor about new funding for knife crime prevention

Safety

Hope for new funds for youth services with our budget amendment

Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018 Sian Berry 3519 Views

This week we put forward our Green budget amendment for 2018-19 and there’s real hope the Mayor is listening and

Housing

Sadiq fails to abolish Boris Johnson’s ‘affordable’ rent definition

Jan 2, 2018Jan 24, 2018 Sian Berry 10931 Views

Is the Mayor going to break his promise to redefine what ‘affordable’ rent means for the average Londoner? The importance

Visit to residents on Kipling Estate who are fully in control of their regeneration plans

Housing

Assembly backs my motion on ballots for estate residents

Dec 29, 2017Jan 2, 2018 Sian Berry 6358 Views

London Assembly Members unanimously backed my motion calling on the Mayor to give ballots to estate residents. At the final

Sian Berry questioning the Met about knife crime communications

Safety

Why are police showing pictures of knives in primary schools?

Dec 29, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 5674 Views

I have been working for some time to improve the quality of communications to young people on knife crime. The

Anna Minton at Space Probe Alpha demonstration. Photo by Nick Hooper

Your London

Steps forward in securing truly public spaces

Dec 15, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 3876 Views

New policies are at last being talked about to stop the privatisation of London’s public spaces. When I stood for

Housing

Mayor is making it harder for Londoners to save their homes

Dec 5, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 3013 Views

Sadiq Khan is doing so little to help residents fighting the demolition of their estates that it’s hard to see

Safety

Appalled at Mayor’s dismissal of public views on police front counters

Nov 2, 2017Nov 10, 2017 Sian Berry 2946 Views

Just three weeks after the end of a rushed consultation, the Mayor has condemned police stations across London. The Mayor’s

Housing

Tenant fees set to be banned at last – but deposits still too high

Nov 2, 2017Nov 5, 2017 Sian Berry 2504 Views

The Government today published its Draft Tenant Fees Bill that will ban landlords and letting agents from charging fees to

Assembly meeting on women and criminal justice

Safety

Assembly starts work on problems faced by women offenders

Nov 1, 2017Nov 5, 2017 Sian Berry 4047 Views

We heard powerful evidence from guests at the first Police and Crime Committee meeting on women and the criminal justice

Housing

New report shines a light on hidden homelessness

Sep 29, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 3720 Views

People sleeping on the streets of our city are just the tip of an iceberg, a new Assembly report has

News Safety

Frustrating answers on human rights, tasers and spit hoods

Sep 18, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 3735 Views

Spit hoods are being used in London’s custody suites and I’ve been asking about early signs of discrimination. The hoods

Sian Berry speaking at Space Probe Alpha

Your London

Assembly backs my motion for truly public spaces

Sep 7, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 3272 Views

The Assembly today voted by a majority to support my call for accountable and democratic public spaces. The motion follows

Housing

The Mayor’s housing strategy – a mountain to climb

Sep 6, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 2695 Views

The Mayor is struggling on housing, and his new strategy won’t give us the affordable homes we need. What the

Safety

Crumbs for London youth services

Sep 5, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 2835 Views

The Government is backing youth services at last, but in London this won’t fill the gaps left by cuts. Today