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Mayor of London

Head of the government of Greater London

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Nov 19, 2025
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How has the Muslim population in London influenced local politics and culture?

London’s Muslim population is large, growing and concentrated: London contains the highest share of UK Muslims (around 15% of the city’s residents and a large share of the nation’s Muslim population) ...

Nov 30, 2025
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Are mosque leaders in the UK required to hold accredited safeguarding or Prevent training?

There is no blanket legal requirement in the provided reporting that mosque leaders in the UK must hold an accredited safeguarding or Prevent course; local and sector guidance instead push for designa...

Feb 2, 2026

Are there areas of engkand where law enforcement hesitates to go

There is no credible evidence that the police in officially abandon whole neighbourhoods or “no-go areas”; official inquiries and mainstream reference work characterize the idea as a political or medi...

Jan 26, 2026

How do ceremonial mayoralties differ from directly elected mayoralties in England, legally and functionally?

are largely symbolic, annually appointed council posts with no executive authority, while directly elected mayoralties are statutory, voter-chosen executive offices that hold legally defined decision‑...

Jan 10, 2026

Are there official government maps designating any UK neighbourhoods as no-go zones?

There are no official UK government maps designating neighbourhoods as “no‑go zones”; elected officials and policing bodies have consistently denied any formal designation of areas where state authori...