Farewell to the 'flight czar' as £132,000-a-year Amy Lamé resigns

Farewell to the 'flight czar' as £132,000-a-year Amy Lamé resigns

Trena 0 3 10.22 07:02
Sadiq Khan's London 'Night Czar' has quit following nearly eight years in the job after months of intensifying criticism for flying around the world on a series of trips.

Amy Lamé, who was earning £132,846-a-year, was slammed for her globe-trotting adventures while London became ranked as the UK's worst city for a night out and more than 3,000 venues in the capital closed under her watch during the pandemic.

The 53-year-old went on at least 12 foreign jaunts in her role - with trips to 'build partnerships', study nightlife and attend events in Mumbai, Boston, Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne, Bologna, Madrid, Copenhagen, Paris, Tallinn and even Lviv in Ukraine.

Among her trips was one to Australia to meet fellow 'night czars' from around the world; another to Spain to present Mr Khan's nightlife initiatives; and a third to Italy to give the keynote speech at the 'General State of the Night' conference.

Most of the visits abroad by the writer, comedian and broadcaster were not paid for by the taxpayer and were instead funded through private donations. But according to her expenses, she did claim for flights and accommodation for a trip to Berlin.

City Hall previously insisted the trips were essential to 'share best practice from London, learn from other cities, build partnerships and demonstrate how London is leading the world with our approach to supporting all aspects of life at night'.




Amy Lamé poses in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge where she joined other nightlife czars





Amy Lamé (right) pictured with the vice mayor of Bologna (centre) and the night mayor of Trento (left) during a trip to Italy





Before the pandemic, Ms Lamé went to Lviv in Ukraine as part of her job





Amy in Boston in the US when she was invited to be guest speaker at a Harvard conference





The aide to Sadiq Khan gave a keynote speech at the Live Music Summit Copenhagen in 2017

But critics said Ms Lamé was struggling to justify her trips, with industry chiefs and Tories questioning them at a time when the nightlife economy is being decimated. 

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