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National government

10 Downing Street, official residence of the Prime Minister
London is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom. Many government departments, as well as the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Street, are based close to the Palace of Westminster, particularly along Whitehall.^[140] There are 73 members of Parliament (MPs) from London, elected from local parliamentary constituencies in the national Parliament. As of December 2019, 49 are from the Labour Party, 21 are Conservatives, and three are Liberal Democrats.^[141] The ministerial post of minister for London was created in 1994. The current Minister for London is Paul Scully MP.^[142]
Policing and crime
Main article: Crime in London
Policing in Greater London, with the exception of the City of London, is provided by the Metropolitan Police ("The Met"), overseen by the mayor through the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).^[143][144] The Met is also referred to as Scotland Yard after the location of its original headquarters in a road called Great Scotland Yard in Whitehall. The City of London has its own police force – the City of London Police.^[145] The British Transport Police are responsible for police services on National Rail, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway and Tramlink services.^[146] The Ministry of Defence Police is a special police force in London, which does not generally become involved with policing the general public.^[147]
Crime rates vary widely across different areas of London. Crime figures are made available nationally at Local Authority and Ward level.^[148] In 2015, there were 118 homicides, a 25.5% increase over 2014.^[149] The Metropolitan Police have made detailed crime figures, broken down by category at borough and ward level, available on their website since 2000.^[150][151]
Recorded crime has been rising in London, notably violent crime and murder by stabbing and other means have risen. There were 50 murders from the start of 2018 to mid April 2018. Funding cuts to police in London are likely to have contributed to this, though other factors are also involved.^[152]
Geography
Main article: Geography of London
Scope

Satellite view of London in June 2018
London, also known as Greater London, is one of nine regions of England and the top subdivision covering most of the city's metropolis.^{[note 4]} The City of London at its core once comprised the whole settlement, but as its urban area grew, the Corporation of London resisted attempts to amalgamate the City with its suburbs, causing "London" to be defined several ways.^[153]
Forty per cent of Greater London is covered by the London post town, in which 'LONDON' forms part of postal addresses.^[154][155] The London telephone area code (020) covers a larger area, similar in size to Greater London, although some outer districts are excluded and some just outside included. The Greater London boundary has been aligned to the M25 motorway in places.^[156]
Further urban expansion is now prevented by the Metropolitan Green Belt,^[157] although the built-up area extends beyond the boundary in places, producing a separately defined Greater London Urban Area. Beyond this is the vast London commuter belt.^[158] Greater London is split for some purposes into Inner London and Outer London,^[159] and by the River Thames into North and South, with an informal central London area. The coordinates of the nominal centre of London, traditionally the original Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross near the junction of Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, are about 51°30′26″N 00°07′39″W.^[160] Based on the centre of gravity of its map, the geographical centre of London is in the London Borough of Lambeth, 0.1 miles (150 m) to the north-east of Lambeth North tube station.^[161]