Sadiq Khan threatens to use compulsory purchase powers to force ‘Tory town halls’ to build more homes UK Politics Sadiq Khan has accused “Tory town halls” of blocking new homes from being built in London and pledged to crackdown on the issue if re-elected.
Exclusive: London’s businesses back Labour ahead of mayoral election UK POLITICS London’s businesses have given their backing to Labour, according to polling data shared with City A.M., as the party holds a 15-point lead heading into the mayoral election this Thursday.
City Hall: Sadiq Khan tells Londoners to judge him on his transport policies on 2 May UK Politics Sadiq Khan has told Londoners to judge him on his record on transport policies, including cycle superhighways and low traffic neighbourhoods, on May 2.
Sadiq Khan is right, every child in London deserves a free school meal April 24, 2024 Universal free school meals are fairer, better for the economy and good for children’s educational outcomes, says Joanne McCartney Elections and manifestos are about priorities and Sadiq Khan has decided that feeding all state primary school children and supporting families through the cost-of-living crisis is a top one for him. Free school meals are great [...]
Whoever wins the election, the London Mayor needs real power April 23, 2024 The two main candidates for the 2024 London mayoral election, Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall, have largely run campaigns centred around not being the other one. For both, this is probably sensible electioneering, but it doesn’t exactly inspire.
City Hall 2024: Susan Hall unveils manifesto with pledge to stop ‘war on motorists’ April 22, 2024 Susan Hall has unveiled her manifesto for the London mayoral election with a pledge to “stop the war on motorists”.
Londoners back stop and search as violence cost taxpayers £7bn, poll finds April 22, 2024 Londoners backed stop and search in a bid to slash crime rates, pollsters found, as it emerged violence cost the capital’s taxpayers £7bn last year.
London’s night life is in dire straits, and Sadiq Khan is unlikely to turn it around April 22, 2024 London's night life offering has become the dullest party around, but it is unlikely Labour will liven things up, writes Eliot Wilson.
Sadiq Khan should remember there’s no such thing as a free lunch April 19, 2024 Free school meals for the children on multi-millionaires is classic Khan – superficial, unevidenced and the wrong priority for London, says Alys Denby Sadiq Khan has made the promise of permanent free school meals the centrepiece of his reelection campaign. It’s typical of the Mayor’s approach to governing, being utterly superficial, unevidenced and the wrong [...]
Four things we learned from the London mayoral debate April 17, 2024 We've picked out the top four things we learned when the four top London mayoral election candidates went head to head on live TV.