Cities of London and Westminster: Rajiv Sinha

‘Thank you all so much for your support. I am looking forward to doing my best to represent the Cities of London & Westminster with Green values in 2024!

“I have lived in the constituency my whole life. It is my home – I know its communities, its people, and its businesses. I have lived, been schooled, and been employed there. I believe I am well positioned to represent the area and its residents in line with our Green values and fantastic policy programme.

‘As London Assembly candidate for West Central London, I have campaigned across our boroughs. I have also worked with elected officials and candidates, including Zack Polanski and Zoe Garbett, to welcome West Central’s very first councillor over from Labour.

‘My main priorities for the constituency are homelessness, housing, food recycling, and air quality. Homelessness is a tragedy that is also a political choice. Successive governments from establishment parties have made it clear that this tragedy is not a top priority for them. The Finnish capital city Helsinki shows that a series of relatively simple decisions can essentially end homelessness if the political will is there. Housing is a big issue too, with not enough social housing and not nearly enough intermediate housing. It is unacceptable that intermediate housing – listed on the london.gov.uk website as ‘one of the main forms of affordable homes built in London’ – should be so lacking in the constituency in which the government sits.’