Major Incident Declared In London

[mushroom25]

the mayor has declared a major incident

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-london-mayor-declares-major-23284956

// The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister with asks from City Hall and London Councils leaders for greater financial support for Londoners who need to self-isolate and are not able to work, daily vaccination data, the closure of places of worship and for face masks to be worn routinely outside of the home //

does the mayor have the power to introduce by-laws to mandate the blanket wearing of masks in London?

[jno]

the mayor has very few powers - transport, mostly. Policing is in the hands of Priti Patel.

[ynnafymmi]

Why should Khan ask any favours off of Johnson.Both hold each other in contempt...and rightly so.A bit like Sturgeon asking me for favours.

[Mamyalynne]

He can request that London residents try to help, hopefully they will.

The drafting in of Firefighters to drive ambulances will take some of the strain off but on;y a little.

[Untitled]

The government is responsible for this. Its response to this emergency has been totally inconsistent and it simply is not good enough.

[jno]

Greater London provides about a third of Britain's GDP. Boris would be wise to make sure this continues - and I don't mean by building garden bridges.

[bobbinwales]

Nice balanced analysys there of a very complex situation untitled

[bobbinwales]

Its a crisis but a dont think wearing masks outside will make any any noticeable diffrence, its just doing something so your seen to be doing something.

[riptide]

It is not the Governments’ fault if a lot of people are ignoring the rules, particularly in the younger generation. I can understand their frustration, I was young once quite a long time ago, but they really must adhere to the rules. Also, the supermarkets are letting in far too many people.

[Untitled]

Masks are effective at reducing transmission...

[bobbinwales]

Outside...?
It's not going to make a noticeable difference to transmission but might lead to people getting dirty soggy masks in the rain which are then less affective in shop's

[Untitled]

No, not outside. but personally i sometimes forget im wearing it on the walk back from my nearest supermarket.

[emmie]

i only notice some not wearing a mask to enter shops, which they are supposed to do, - the capital seems to have been hit hard, which is very worrying.