London mayoral race: Green candidate calls for rent freeze
Rents in the capital should be frozen and a single transport fare introduced across the city, the Green Party candidate for mayor of London has said.
Launching her campaign, Sian Berry said she would look to introduce a road pricing system as "we need to put some fairer costs on to people who drive". "We all know business as usual is not the answer," the Green Party co-leader added. The election for mayor of London will take place on 7 May. Speaking at the launch in Regent's Park, Ms Berry said "the whole character of London's life and London's economy" needed to change. She called for a rent freeze along with "a proper study put in place to find decent levels of rent that landlords can perfectly well do with and which renters can afford". The Green Party candidate also said transport fares were unfair for those living in outer London, adding that she would create a single flat rate "for the whole of London". The loss of revenue from changing fares would be covered by drivers through a "smart, fair, privacy-friendly road pricing system", Ms Berry said. Other candidates intending to run for the mayor of London include: