Mayor for London Victoria Borwick

Victoria Borwick releases new campaign DVD

"I want to see muggers and burglars go in fear of the law."

"Ken Livingstone isn't just a right-on mayor; he is a rip-off mayor"

That's how Victoria Borwick sets out her stall in a hard-hitting DVD promoting her Mayor of London campaign.

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Victoria was interviewed by the Taxpayers' Alliance about her paper 'The Cost of the London Mayor' and her platform for the coming elections.

Victoria Borwicks appearances on 18doughtystreet.com

Victoria Borwick, contender for the Conservative mayoral nomination, launches her report about the cost of the london mayor at the Centre for Policy Studies.

Victoria spoke out strongly against Government plans to give Ken Livingstone greater powers over planning and housing. She told Kensington and Chelsea councillors on Oct 11.

Click below to view or listen to Nick Wood interview Victoria Borwick. Nick Wood is a former Times Journalist and Managing Director of Media Intelligence Partners.

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I am an elected member of the London assembly and this site inks through to some of the work that I am dong on the Assembly Next year, with my fellow Conservatives we shall be campaigning to get Boris Johnson re-elected as Mayor of our great capital City.

If you want to help Boris get re-elected please go to www.backboris2012.com.

Victoria Borwick

London Assembly member, Victoria Borwick, has said this morning that the time for building a new airport in the Thames estuary has passed and that the Government should look at quicker alternatives to boost aviation capacity in south east England.

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A report on Channel 4 News about a high-speed railway connection between Heathrow and Gatwick.

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Heathrow-Gatwick Rail Link in the media
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The London Assembly questions to the Mayor which took place on September 14th.

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This is a covering report to the Civil Liberties Panel review into the National DNA Database and the use of DNA in the Metropolitan Police Service.

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Social landlords back Crossrail bid.

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Victoria Borwick has called for plans to build a new airport to be looked at again.

"60 percent of the delays at Heathrow are caused by jets circling over London. They do this for a cumulative total of 55 hours per day and emit more than 190 tonnes of carbon dioxide while they are doing so."

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Victoria Borwick speaking on BBC Radio 4 about the resignation of Sir Paul Stephenson.

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Boris Johnson was urged today to revive plans to build a second runway at Gatwick to increase the capital's air capacity.

Victoria Borwick, a leading Tory member of the London Assembly, backed the Mayor's call for a new airport in the South-East but said his idea for a floating hub in the Thames Estuary is likely to be a "longer term aspiration"

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The London Assembly today heard that the nature of London's housing makes it particularly difficult to tackle fuel poverty, which is linked to thousands of deaths every year in the capital.

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Watch a short video about the Health and Public Services Committee's site visit to the London Ambulance Service headquarters.

The London Ambulance Service today told the London Assembly that its five-year programme involving £53 million of savings and 890 job losses ^[1] will not affect patient care ^[2].

Members of the Assembly's Health and Public Services Committee heard that around 150 front line staff - paramedics and ambulance technicians - leave every year. Under the London Ambulance Service's plans, the majority of these staff will not be replaced.

However, Michael Dinan, Deputy Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service, said it hoped to deliver improved care more efficiently through new ways of working. He said not having to meet response time targets for non life-threatening calls gives the service more flexibility over handling calls, for example giving health advice over the phone, and treating people where they were, would reduce the number of ambulance trips to A&E, and so should enable it to make the savings it needs without affecting patient care.

The Committee heard how the service is not just about taking people to hospital but sees itself as the mobile arm of the health service, with crews increasingly making decisions about where best to take or refer patients to, which might not always be the nearest Accident and Emergency unit. The London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade also told Members they would welcome more opportunities to share facilities and procurement to increase efficiencies.

Victoria Borwick, Chair of the Health and Public Services Committee, said; "The London Ambulance Service plays an essential and wide-ranging role in looking after the health of Londoners and so it is reassuring to hear that patient care should not be harmed by the planned changes.

"However, it remains to be seen whether the quality of its services can be maintained, and so we will continue to keep an eye on developments to ensure any efficiencies and innovations bring benefits to the healthcare of Londoners as well as help balance the books."

Notes for Editors:

See the London Ambulance Service press release issued on April 11
Watch a webcast of the meeting
More details about the Committee's investigation into the challenges for the London Ambulance Service
Victoria Borwick AM, Chair of the Health and Public Services Committee, is available for interview. See contact details below.
As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

For media enquiries, please contact Lisa Moore/ Julie Wheldon on 020 7983 4228/ 4283. For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.

Oxford Street Congestion Various schemes to reduce traffic congestion and improve the pedestrian experience in one of the world's premier shopping destinations may not be enough, prompting a call for more radical thinking.

A report published today by the London Assembly Transport Committee - 'Streets ahead: Relieving congestion on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street' - notes that despite its phenomenal popularity with shoppers, the area continues to be divided by what has been described as a "slow-moving procession of buses and taxis".

At the heart of the problem is the conflict between the need to provide a pleasant shopping and leisure environment, and meeting the demand for transport links through the West End.

Victoria Borwick AM, who led the investigation on behalf of the Transport Committee, said:
"The wall of slow-moving metal running along Oxford Street tarnishes what should be a world-class shopping experience – delaying and endangering residents, workers and visitors.

It is a complex situation but we are talking about a vital retail destination that generates £5.5billion a year for the UK economy. There has to be a better way to strike the balance between the needs of shoppers and pedestrians and the demand for transport links.

A number of our contributors expressed concerns that current efforts to fix the situation are progressing slowly and ultimately may prove merely to scratch the surface. It’s time for the agencies involved to stop talking about solutions and actually put the work into a radical re-examination of central London bus routes so genuine improvements become a reality."

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Metropolitan Police Authority Victoria Borwick tells APA conference 'the buck stops here'

Victoria Borwick, Metropolitan Police Authority member, spoke at the Association of Police Authorities conference in Nottingham on Wednesday 25 November and addressed the debate on police accountability and public redress.

Victoria Said: "In London the Mayor is now Chair of the Police Authority. He was elected with a clear mandate to fight crime. The MPA has responded to this by setting out our plans for the future and the role a visible police authority can play in achieving a balance between local accountability, the Home Office and the police. "

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Click here to view the latest newsletter from Victoria Borwick.

Join me as we take the London Assembly around the Olympic Park for a progress update.

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Victoria supported and campaigned for Boris Johnson the Conservative Candidate for Mayor and is delighted that he won.

"I was a Conservative list candidate and was also elected on 1^st May as a London Wide member for the Conservative Party."

"Once I have been allocated my new roles within the London Assembly I shall be putting up more information."

Email: vborwick@mayor-for-london.co.uk
Telephone: 0207 376 9262

Victoria Borwick Thank you from "The Runner Up" as LBC radio just described me in the interview I have just given regarding the London Mayor.

This has been a very exciting campaign and I know that I did well at the hustings. If more people had the opportunity of seeing me in action I think the contest would have been closer.

However we now have a Conservative candidate and I hope that Boris will win, so that we get a Conservative Mayor who will take a strong line on tackling crime, get London moving again, and cut the waste and extravagance at City Hall.

Thank you to all of you for your help encouragement and support - it has been fantastic.

Victoria Borwick today met with Republican Presidential Candidate Rudy Giuliani to discuss how zero tolerance New York-style policing can be introduced to London to tackle the crime problem.

Victoria has put crime at the forefront of her campaign. During her meeting, she asked how to go about reducing crime. Mr Giuliani told her that the right policy is to have enough police and a clear agenda for tackling law-breaking.

As Mayor of New York, Mr Giuliani had spectacular success in cutting all forms of crime. Between 1993 and 2001, overall crime was halved; murder fell 66 per cent, rape fell by 45 per cent and robbery by 67 per cent.

Under Ken Livingstone, violent crime in London has risen 52 per cent.

Mr Giuliani also told Victoria of his belief in the broken windows policy - even small criminal acts need to be tackled because the knowledge that the law would be enforced would deter more serious crime and professional criminals.

Victoria said "Meeting Mr Giuliani was a great opportunity to discuss how to go about reducing crime levels. I have said that I want to introduce New York style policing and it was a fantastic opportunity to learn how the tide was turned in New York."

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