As she prepares for May's mayoral election, deputy mayor Nicky Gavron sometimes gets frustrated that the restricted powers of the mayor and the London Assembly limits how much they can do. For example, they cannot raise taxes. The important thing, she says, is to do the maximum possible with the powers they have.
"You have to work across a range of areas. And we always have to go beyond the perception of what we should do," says the Labour assembly member. "Planning, transport and the police are areas where we have the most influence so it's vital to work closely with other agencies in these areas, as well as central government, to have the most impact."
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