Whether London’s next mayor is Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan, they must pay attention to the tech sector February 9, 2016 A mayoral election campaign can be a strange thing. Without the national media attention of a General Election one can be forgiven for sometimes thinking that the candidates have gone quiet. But they're out there. From Orpington's church halls to Barking's pub function rooms, the candidates know that victory is secured one local paper at a [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith attacks Labour rival Sadiq Khan over housing record February 5, 2016 Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan's affordable housing plans are a "fantasy", Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith will claim today. Goldsmith will point to new analysis showing that not one of London's 16 Labour-led councils have delivered Khan's target of having 50 per cent of all new-build homes qualifying as affordable housing. According to Goldsmith's campaign, the average [...]
Tube strike 2016: This weekend’s RMT action would be illegal under new Trade Union Bill laws Labour candidate Sadiq Khan opposes February 5, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith and his Labour opponent Sadiq Khan are trading harsh words over this weekend’s RMT strike, with both candidates saying more industrial action is likely to happen under their rival’s watch. Goldsmith’s team said the strikes planned for this weekend would be illegal under the government’s Trade Union Bill – a [...]
Editor’s Interview: Christian May meets Labour’s mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan February 4, 2016 Clement Attlee dominates one wall in the meeting room of the Khan campaign HQ. I’m reading the plaque when Labour’s mayoral candidate bursts into the room. “Funny story,” he says, “you’ll like this.” He offers a handshake and points to the portrait at the same time. “The only reason that’s here is because the party can’t [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan says he is embarrassed by Labour’s failures with British businesses February 4, 2016 Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has admitted he is embarrassed by his party's failure to win the backing of British businesses. "It's a huge embarrassment," Khan told City A.M. in an interview yesterday, pointing to an incident last year when former shadow chancellor Ed Balls was unable to name a single Labour supporter from the [...]
Mayoral elections 2016: Whether it’s Sadiq Khan or Zac Goldsmith, whoever takes over from Boris Johnson must maintain London’s momentum February 2, 2016 With less than four months to go to the London mayor election, it’s good news that all the main candidates have been keen to stress their support of business. Despite its reputation as a leading business centre, London cannot take its position as a truly global city for granted. London’s reputation has been hard won [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan attacks Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith over housing policy January 28, 2016 Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan was on the offensive tonight at the first official hustings event in the race for City Hall, as he attacked Conservative rival Zac Goldmsith over housing policy. Khan and Goldsmith participated in a public debate organised by the London Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at the London School of Economics. The debate also [...]
Mayoral elections 2016: Will Sadiq Khan be Jeremy Corbyn’s man inside City Hall? January 28, 2016 An election campaign is as much a battle to define one’s opponent as it is to define oneself. This is particularly true of a campaign that boils down to a straight choice between two candidates. The London mayoral election presents a perfect case study of this struggle, as Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Tory Zac Goldsmith [...]
I’ll give London’s businesses the support and freedom they need to thrive January 27, 2016 From tech startups to street markets, black cabs to global banks, London’s businesses are what make our city great. As mayor, I’ll make it my business to deliver for them. Last week I launched my Action Plan for Greater London: more homes, better transport, cleaner air and safer streets. These are issues that matter to [...]
After a Brexit war game found prospects for the UK outside the EU are bleak, should we take the result seriously? January 27, 2016 Rajesh Agrawal, founder and chief executive of RationalFX and Xendpay and business adviser to Labour’s London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan, says Yes. The EU gives us access without barriers to 500m customers, £24bn of foreign investment and the clout of negotiating as part of the world’s largest trade bloc. Britain could of course go it alone, [...]