Ex Met chief Lord Hogan-Howe slams 'awful' gross misconduct probe into officer who shot dead Chris Kaba Submitted by daniel on Thu, 01/05/2025 - 10:02 Picture Image Former Met police chief Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe has blasted the ‘awful’ decision for the officer who shot dead gangster Chris Kaba to face a gross misconduct hearing. Yesterday watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake, 41, will still have to face gross misconduct proceedings - after being cleared by a jury. It means he is facing the sack depending of the outcome of the hearing. A date has not yet been set. Read more about Ex Met chief Lord Hogan-Howe slams 'awful' gross misconduct probe into officer who shot dead Chris KabaAdd new comment
Another botched London transport scheme: Streatham deserves better than this mess Submitted by daniel on Thu, 10/04/2025 - 10:31 Picture Image This is yet another example of Transport for London spending public money on a piecemeal scheme that pleases nobody. Liberal Democrats have long supported renovation of the central reservation on Streatham Hill, to match the work we campaigned for and secured in the 2010s further south on Streatham High Road. The addition of more street trees and reorganisation of the road to stop it feeling like a three-lane motorway is long, long overdue. Read more about Another botched London transport scheme: Streatham deserves better than this messAdd new comment