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The ___MASK52___ Assembly is an elected body , part of the ___MASK72___ Authority , that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of ___MASK52___ and has the power , with a two - thirds majority , to amend the Mayor ' s annual budget and to reject the Mayor ' s draft statutory strategies . The assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames , close to Tower ___MASK100___ . The assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners ( transport , environmental matters , etc .), publish its findings and recommendations , and make proposals to the Mayor . ___MASK8___ ( abbreviation : Middx ) was a county in southeast ___MASK89___ that is now mostly part of ___MASK72___ , with small sections in neighbouring counties . It was established in the Anglo - Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons , and existed as an official unit until 1965 . The historic county included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries . The largely low - lying county , dominated by ___MASK63___ in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south , was the second smallest by area in 1831 . The United ___MASK3___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe ___MASK77___ of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . The Mayor ___MASK87___ ___MASK52___ is an elected politician who , along with the ___MASK52___ Assembly ___MASK87___ 25 members , is accountable for the strategic government ___MASK87___ ___MASK72___ . The current mayor is Sadiq Khan , who took up office on 9 May 2016 . The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation ___MASK87___ the role on 4 May 2000 until he was defeated in 2008 by Boris Johnson , who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan . ___MASK89___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK78___ to the north and ___MASK58___ to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK89___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK89___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The City ___MASK87___ ___MASK52___ is a city and county within ___MASK52___ . It constituted ___MASK24___ ___MASK87___ ___MASK52___ from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part ___MASK87___ the metropolis ___MASK87___ ___MASK52___ , though it remains a notable part ___MASK87___ central ___MASK52___ . Administratively , it forms one ___MASK87___ the 33 local authority districts ___MASK87___ ___MASK72___ ; however , the City ___MASK87___ ___MASK52___ is not a ___MASK53___ , a status reserved for the other 32 districts ( including ___MASK52___ ' s only other city , the City ___MASK87___ Westminster ). The European ___MASK70___ ( ___MASK36___ ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The ___MASK36___ has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . ___MASK36___ policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 ___MASK36___ member states which use the euro currency . Londinium was a settlement established on the current site ___MASK87___ the City ___MASK87___ ___MASK52___ around 43 . Its ___MASK100___ over the River Thames turned the city into a road nexus and major port , serving as a major commercial centre in Roman Britain until its abandonment during the 5th century . ___MASK41___ ( often abbreviated Herts ) is a county in southern ___MASK89___ , bordered by Bedfordshire to the north , Cambridgeshire to the north - east , Essex to the east , Buckinghamshire to the west and ___MASK72___ to the south . For government statistical purposes , it is placed in the East of ___MASK89___ region . ___MASK26___ is a county in South East England and one of the home counties . It borders Greater London to the north west , ___MASK75___ to the west , East Sussex to the south west , and Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north . The county town is Maidstone . ___MASK52___ is the capital and ___MASK24___ populous city of ___MASK89___ and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK24___ populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , ___MASK52___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK52___ ' s ancient core , the City of ___MASK52___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK52___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically ___MASK4___ between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK75___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK52___ , governed by the Mayor of ___MASK52___ and the ___MASK52___ Assembly . Nadia Chambers is a Welsh actress , born 13 January 1968 . She is the youngest ___MASK87___ four children . Chambers moved to ___MASK52___ in 1981 to go to stage school . ___MASK75___ is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . ___MASK75___ shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . ___MASK75___ County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , ___MASK75___ is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . The River ___MASK13___ is a river that flows through southern ___MASK89___ . At , it is the longest river entirely in ___MASK89___ and the second longest in the United Kingdom , after the River Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), ___MASK44___ , Henley - on - ___MASK13___ and ___MASK62___ . The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at ___MASK13___ Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the ___MASK13___ Estuary . The ___MASK13___ drains the whole of Greater London . ___MASK28___ , also known as Britain , is a large ___MASK21___ in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , ___MASK28___ is the largest European ___MASK21___ and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the ___MASK21___ had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - ___MASK24___ populous ___MASK21___ after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The ___MASK21___ of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago .