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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London Samuel Kasumu, SNP MP David Linden and Liberal Democrat peer Lord (Brian) Paddick.
A former serving officer with the Metropolitan Police, Wayne Couzens, has been given a whole-life prison term for kidnapping, raping and killing the marketing executive, Sarah Everard, in March. Scotland Yard says hundreds of officers will start patrolling public places in London where women have reported feeling unsafe, while those officers working in plain clothes will now be deployed in pairs. The Met has also instructed them to be "understanding and tolerant" when their actions are questioned. The Shadow Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Minister, Jess Phillips, and the Minister for Crime and Policing, Kit Malthouse, speak to Mishal Husain after hearing the perspectives of women on the streets of London. Mishal also gets the opinions of the Labour police and crime commissioner for Northumbria, Kim McGuinness, and former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Met, Brian Paddick.
In April 1981 the streets of Brixton, south London, erupted into violence. The fighting took part between young members of the black community and the Metropolitan police. A former rioter, Sheldon Thomas, and a former policeman, Brian Paddick, tell their side of the story. This programme was first broadcast last year. Photo: Press Association
In April 1981 the streets of Brixton, south London, erupted into violence. The fighting took part between young members of the black community and the Metropolitan police. A former rioter, Sheldon Thomas, and a former policeman, Brian Paddick, tell their side of the story. This programme was first broadcast last year. Photo: Press Association
This week we hear from Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate for London Mayor. Baylen thinks he's a bit touchy and defensive but Lucio reckons maybe he was just in a bad mood? Listen and tell us what you think. Meanwhile Amy is knee deep in Morrissey, preparing for the opening of her new show, so we get a remote update on what she's been up to. Plus Babs is 70!!
Mayor of London candidates Jenny Jones, Brian Paddick, Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Siobhan Benita give their closing speeches at The Times/Sustrans hustings
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Liberal Democrat Brian Paddock speaks to MayorWatch editor Martin Hoscik about his campaign to become the next Mayor of London. PART TWO
Liberal Democrat Brian Paddock speaks to MayorWatch editor Martin Hoscik about his campaign to become the next Mayor of London. PART ONE
Brian Paddick addresses Liberal Democrat members at party HQ after being named candidate for Mayor of London
After another resignation at the top of the Metropolitan police, we ask what's going wrong and how to ensure the mistakes of the phone hacking scandal are not repeated