Taxi drivers are today protesting in Oxford Street, from 2pm.
Occupy Democracy are meeting at Oxford Circus at 3.30 and Marching to Marble Arch to protest from 4-6 .
Another supportive article from the Telegraph:
In the article, UCG Chairman Len Martin said that the aim of the rally is to draw public attention to government body’s “cavalier attitude” towards enforcing its policies against illegal touting and plying for hire, which has led to a “serious threat to public safety”.
He added that the demonstration is not a protest against Uber, saying, “There’s nothing wrong with competition, it’s healthy … We just want a level playing field. We want TfL to uphold the law.”
The Sack Boris Campaign:
Other groups have said they will attend today's protests in support of the #sackboris protest.
This text from the Electoral Commission website clearly shows that an MP cannot also be a Police and Crime Commissioner. Since this role of Police and Crime Commissioner is an integral part of being Mayor , Boris Johnson cannot hold both positions
1.5 Members of the House of Commons, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly or the European Parliament may stand for election as a Police and Crime Commissioner. If they are elected, however, they must resign their seat before taking up the post. Equally, if a Police and Crime Commissioner becomes a member of the House of Commons, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly or the European Parliament, they are automatically disqualified from holding office as Police and Crime Commissioner
The GLA website confirms that the Mayor is the equivalent to the Police and Crime Commissioner
https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/policing-crime/about-mopac
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 established a Police and Crime Commissioner for each police force area across England and Wales. In London, the equivalent to Police and Crime Commissioner is the elected Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
#SACKBORIS AS MAYOR OF LONDON
