How can the PM improve the lives of Londoners?

"Poverty was "a political choice". While the charity welcomed Labour's decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap, Ms Livingstone said ministers needed to go "further and faster". She calls for action on the benefit cap, which limits the total amount a single family can receive, and on the local housing allowance, which she said was having "a really big impact" on families. "I would like them to think about specific measures that build on the two-child limits, so things like the benefit cap, which limits the amount of money a single family can get, and also the local housing allowance, which is having a really big impact," she said."

""Housing is one of the biggest issues that we see families coming to Little Village facing, and awful situations like a whole family of five in one room, but also the conditions of that housing. "Lots of health impacts from things like mould and damp, families needing everything new in terms of clothing for their children because the damp's eaten away through it for example.""

"The London Chamber of Commerce, which represents 12,000 businesses said small firms could not afford uncertainty over tax and regulation. Chief executive, Karim Fatehi said: "Small businesses cannot afford to worry about business rates and taxation." He added that the "environment should be absolutely crystal clear for them"

Three groups identify priorities for the next Prime Minister to improve life in London. A charity working with families says poverty is a political choice and welcomes scrapping the two-child benefit cap, but calls for faster action on the benefit cap and local housing allowance. It links housing problems to overcrowding and poor conditions, including mould and damp, and to health impacts and additional costs for children’s clothing. A business group representing small firms says uncertainty over tax and regulation is unaffordable, and that business rates and taxation must not create instability. It calls for a clear environment for small businesses to operate and plan.

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