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• Around 1,500 Greater London Authority (GLA) staff have been warned of possible redundancies due to a major budget shortfall—the first such warning in the GLA’s 25-year history—amid fears of losing millions in government funding.

• Factors such as the end of post-Brexit “parachute payments,” changes to business rates, and uncertain council tax revenues have created a potential funding gap, forcing the GLA to plan for “all scenarios” and possible cuts to staff posts.

• The warning comes as London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan faces criticism over travel spending and pay

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