Caroline's news

As Greater Anglia announced that it will stop running all its services through Edmonton Green station, Caroline Pidgeon commented:

“This news will come as a hammer blow for those in Edmonton.

“This station is already one of the busiest on the line and the withdrawal of Greater Anglia services will place increased pressure on other services.

“The Mayor needs to think again and to work with Government to provide vital rail services on this line."

As the cost of the Greater London Authority's move to Royal Docks passed the £30m mark, Caroline Pidgeon criticised the decision to move.

“Moving City Hall has saved very little to the public purse out of the Mayor’s annual £20 billion budget. The new building is not fit for purpose and even more money is now having to be spent to make it work for the GLA staff who are based there.

“This was a foolish decision by the Mayor, leaving the iconic, purpose-built City Hall building empty next to Tower Bridge.”

Responding to the news that the head of the Police Federation of England and Wales has said the Met is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member and Police and Crime Spokesperson Caroline Pidgeon AM said:

“It is good to see that more people within the police are willing to describe the problems faced by the Met as they are – institutional.

Caroline spoke to BBC Radio London about the Metropolitan Police's lack of action on burglaries.

Caroline said:

Responding to the confirmation that HS2 is to pause work on the Euston Tunnel, Caroline said:

“This news only goes to show that the Conservative Government is incapable of learning from the failures of past infrastructure projects.

“Changing your mind half way through a project and pausing individual sections only leads to increased costs in the long-term alongside significant eyesores in local areas.