I was recently invited to BBC London to discuss with Paul Ross our new campaign to encourage people to claim their benefits. In the interview I explained that at present nationwide £1bn pounds are being unclaimed and in London it stands at around a fifth of that, around £200m pounds.

Happy Chinese New Year 2011: The Year of the Rabbit I would like to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year and hope that you will join me in celebrating the first day in the Chinese calendar. On Sunday 6th February, Londoners will be celebrating with the first major outdoor festival of [...]