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In Caroline's latest newsletter, she discusses:

• The need to push on with pedestrianising Oxford Street, fighting back against Westminster Council's obstructions
• The dedicated youth workers we need in A&E departments to tackle knife crime and help victims
• The fight against the noisy, polluting and unnecessary third runway at Heathrow
• Making the case against Brexit and for the benefits the EU has brought London

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After Caroline Pidgeon pressured the Mayor to publish the list of dates to fix London's 33 most dangerous junctions, it has emerged that the Woolwich Road roundabout will not be made safer until 2023.

Caroline said:

“There are very good reasons why the Greenwich A102 junction is now known by local residents as the ‘crossing of death’

The Metropolitan Police are regularly redirecting nighttime 999 calls to other police forces, the Mayor of London has admitted in response to questioning by Caroline Pidgeon. Over June, July and August, the Met diverted 2,820 emergency 999 calls to other police forces to handle.

In response to questioning the Mayor has also admitted:

Caroline Pidgeon will speak alongside Tom Brake MP in a Brexit debate at Chiswick Town Hall, at 7pm on Monday 1st October.

If you'd like to attend, you can read more and register here.

After the London Assembly found that taxpayers are still subsidising West Ham's rental of the Olympic Stadium, and paying legal fees for disputes around the contract, Caroline Pidgeon said:

“The more I hear about the Olympic Stadium contract with West Ham the more frustrated I get.

“Boris’ team signed this off and currently we are told each match day costs the taxpayer around £250k in subsidy…… unbelievable.