Sadiq Khan

The Labour Party’s electoral victory on Monday, securing a majority in the 2024 UK general election under Keir Starmer, marks the end of 14 years of Conservative dominance. However, when it comes to cannabis policy, the change in leadership is unlikely to prompt a shift toward legalization,...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has publicly denounced Donald Trump, labeling him as racist, sexist, and homophobic. Khan is calling on his Labour Party to adopt a firmer position against the potential second-term U.S. President. What Happened: Despite the Labour Party’s recent efforts to foster...

Following Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.K. economy was expected to shrink. And it did. However, major investment firms haven't given up on London. For example, Andreessen Horowitz picked London as its international base. “This is a win for us,” said London & Partners...

The National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing in the U.K. recently prepared a national blueprint with the intention of treating some drug possession cases as a public health problem rather than criminal activity. Under the new rules, first-time users of cocaine and...

Cannabis Users In UK Face Losing Passports Under New Proposed Laws People in the U.K. could face the risk of losing their passports should they be found to be recreational users of illegal drugs such as cocaine or cannabis, according to a new document published by the Home Office. Dubbed "...

Andrew Baines was arrested in April 2020 after police discovered a kilo (2.2 pounds) of cannabis with a street value of £10,000 ($12,505) and 30 cannabis plants growing in English East Midlands' home. The man, however, avoided a jail sentence. How is...

Last week, after visiting a cannabis dispensary in California, London's Mayor Sadiq Khan announced his plans to set up a commission with the task of decriminalizing cannabis in the United Kingdom. The first-ever London Drugs Commission will be chaired by ex-justice...

Several months after London's Mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to stop prosecuting adolescents and young adults caught with cannabis, he set up a commission with the task of decriminalizing cannabis in the United Kingdom. The first-ever London Drugs Commission...

Could the United Kingdom be next to join the cannabis legalization trend that is moving across Europe? Anything is possible. Although there are no confirmed or announced plans for the U.K. to take this road anytime soon, news from London signals possible changes along those lines. Namely...

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) shares are trading lower after the Transport for London said the company has lost its licence to operate its private hire vehicles in London after authorities found that trips were taken with uninsured drivers. According to the regulator of taxi and private hire...

U.S. President Donald Trump, after landing in the United Kingdom for an official state visit, said in a tweet he watched CNN for a "short while" before he "turned it off." The president first targeted Sadiq Khan and said the London mayor is a "stone cold loser" who...

Tourism to London is expected to tumble by 30 percent during the next few months after the deaths of seven people at London Bridge, a falloff comparable to the drop in visitors when a similar terror attack rocked Paris in 2015. London’s City A.M. says the Tourism Industry Emergency Response...