The London Assembly s economy committee decided to postpone a vote on a trialling universal basic income in London. Credit: GLA/Newsquest A vote on whether or not to recommend a trial of universal basic income (UBI) in London has been delayed following a meeting of the London Assembly. Any decision on a potential UBI trial will now likely have to wait until March after the Assembly’s economy committee today opted not to hold a vote, having put questions to expert guests. The motion was originally introduced at a previous meeting of the Assembly by Green Party AM Sian Berry and Liberal Democrat AM Caroline Pigeon, where it was passed to the economy committee for consideration.
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