London Councils' Leaders' Committee AGM, which saw the election of the Chair, Deputy Chair, Vice Chairs and Executive Members, took place yesterday (Tuesday 7 June).

Cllr Georgia Gould has been re-elected Chair of London Councils, promising to deliver on the boroughs’ shared agenda at this “important moment” for the capital.

Speaking after the AGM, Cllr Gould said: “The next few years present huge challenges for London - tackling inequality in our city, supporting residents and businesses through the cost-of-living crisis and ensuring London’s voice is part of debates on levelling up.

“Having stepped up to support our communities during the pandemic despite incredibly difficult circumstances for us all, London boroughs are committed to working together on our shared ambitions from tackling the climate crisis to supporting Londoners facing a cost-of-living crisis. Together we will make the case for London and make sure the voices of Londoners are heard.

“I feel incredibly hopeful that at this important moment for our city, London boroughs will focus on delivering for communities across the capital.”

The following Leaders and directly elected Mayors were elected to London Councils’ Executive:

• Chair: Cllr Georgia Gould (Lab, Camden)
• Deputy Chair and Executive member for Regeneration, Housing and Planning: Cllr Darren Rodwell (Lab, Barking and Dagenham)
• Vice Chair: Cllr Teresa O’Neill OBE (Con, Bexley)
• Vice Chair: Cllr Ruth Dombey OBE (Lib Dem, Sutton)
• Vice Chair: Deputy Chris Hayward (Ind, City of London Corporation)
• Climate Change, Transport and Environment Lead and Digital Lead: Mayor Philip Glanville (Lab, Hackney)
• Executive member for London’s Future (Business, Economy and Culture): Cllr Elizabeth Campbell (Con, RBKC)
• Executive member for Communities (Welfare, Empowerment and Inclusion): Cllr Claire Holland (Lab, Lambeth)
• Executive member for Children and Young People: Cllr Ian Edwards (Con, Hillingdon)
• Executive member for Community Safety and Violence against Women and Girls: Cllr Jas Athwal (Lab, Redbridge)
• Executive member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care: Cllr Nesil Caliskan (Lab, Enfield)
• Executive member for Skills and Employment: Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE (Lab, Newham)

Ahead of its inaugural Digital Inclusion Conference on 23 June, the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) is hosting 30 days of #LDNdigitalinclusion, sharing great initiatives and resources from LOTI and beyond that you can use to support Londoners get online. The initiative includes a new London Digital Exclusion map that uses publicly available data sets to identify wards that may have relatively high levels of digital exclusion.

Colleagues who are working to tackle digital exclusion in London and would like to attend the Digital Inclusion Conference on 23 June can register their interest here.

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the launch of London's e-scooter trial. With more than one million trips made, covering 2.5 million km, the trial provides a flexible, green alternative for travel across the capital.

You can read more about the UK's largest trial of e-scooters here.