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AKINBUSOYE

A Londoner who is ambitious for a city where what you put in, you get back, and a city where people feel they can get things done.

Entrepreneur, former Police and Crime Commissioner, and current Westminster City Councillor for Abbey Road Ward.

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Festus Akinbusoye
London should be a city that works. A city that's home.

Working hard used to be enough to build a life in London. For too many Londoners, it no longer is. Families and young people fear they will have to leave the city they call home. This is not inevitable.

Ours must be a city that rewards effort, supports aspiration, and truly feels like home. Change is possible.

i. The story

I've lived this

Arrived in England from Nigeria aged 13. Built a business from my family's council flat in Canning Town, East London. I worked hard, played by the rules, and still had to leave London at 23 to start and raise my family. The city that was home, had become a city I couldn't afford to stay in.

More than twenty years later, I was fortunate enough to come back. But today, the challenge facing young Londoners now as I was back then - is far worse. Most who leave never return. Too many Londoners now believe their own children won't get the chance to build a life here at all. This is not inevitable. Change is possible.

That belief is what took me from business into public service: onto the frontline as a Special Constable, then getting elected as Police and Crime Commissioner in 2021. Today, I serve in the heart of our capital as a Westminster City Councillor representing Abbey Road Ward, and I'm looking firmly ahead.

"The city that was home had become a city I couldn't afford to stay in."
Festus Akinbusoye
20+ yrs
In business. Founder and operator across two decades, grew business from four to 70 employees in a decade thanks to a Prince's Trust loan.
2021
Police & Crime Commissioner. Elected in Bedfordshire, a first for Britain, delivering highest ever number of police officers, biggest falls in residential burglaries, and first force rated OUTSTANDING by His Majesty's Inspectorate for offender management.
Now
Back in the capital. Serving Londoners as Westminster City Councillor for Abbey Road Ward.
iii. In print

Recent writing

ConservativeHome

London is not broken, but it can be much better

The seams of London's social contract are unravelling. Restoring it begins with visible, consistent law and order.

April 2026 Read →
CityAM

London was a destination for the young. Now it's a compromise.

A third of young Londoners expect to leave within two years. The city is pricing out its own talent.

May 2026 Read →
ConservativeHome

Henry Nowak and the fear corroding British policing

A culture of fear has taken hold in our institutions, and it is costing lives. We must learn the right lessons.

June 2026 Read →
PropViews

Replace the London 'No' Plan with a London 'Yes' Plan

London's planning system has become a machine for saying no, stalling the homes, jobs and growth the city needs. Front-load community consent, then let London say yes to delivery.

June 2026 Read →
ConservativeHome

What is a city for? Why London must be a home, not just an economy

We describe London as an engine of growth, but a city that serves the balance sheet and not its people has lost its way.

March 2026 Read →
The Independent

Henry Nowak, Farage, and the row over 'two-tier policing'

A former police and crime commissioner responds to how the Nowak tragedy is being framed, and what it means for trust in British policing.

June 2026 Read →
iv. The movement

Is change possible?

London's future is bright. But only if we are willing to build it. That is my vision: a city where what you put in, you get back. A city where things get done. A city that is home. Get in touch with me to stay up to date on how we can realise that potential:

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