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Labour has more than doubled its majority in Tooting, with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan elected in yesterday's by-election. However, Allin-Khan refused to make a victory speech on a night that was overshadowed by the death of Labour MP Jo Cox. The…
The term “housing crisis” is so well used in London that you cannot ignore it, yet we have a Government whose legislative agenda completely ignores the problem, and for the last eight years a Mayor who has made the situation worse. The…
Sadiq Khan’s victory in the London Mayor election three weeks ago has been rightly hailed as a triumph for positive campaigning over Crosbyite negativity and a richly symbolic hammering of the privileged Zac Goldsmith by a council estate…
Sadiq Khan has put forward a "patriotic" case for staying in the EU, arguing that London could swing the vote on June 23. In his first major intervention on the referendum since becoming London Mayor three weeks ago, Khan said the choice…
Sadiq Khan has today finalised his top team to help implement his plans at City Hall with the announcement of his deputy mayors. Joanne McCartney was Khan's first official appointment when she was made his statutory Deputy Mayor. Now she…
The arrival of a 24-hour service for the London Underground will begin this summer, after a series of delays under former Mayor Boris Johnson. The night tube is set to begin on certain lines on 19 August after agreements with trade unions…
So, how does Labour win - and win big - in London? We already have a clear idea, from commentators and the new Mayor himself. The simple answer: talk to voters about what they want to talk about, in terms and tones that they want to hear…
Hear that splashing about? That’s the sound of the rats fleeing the ship of the Tory London mayoral campaign. A ship most only abandoned after polls closed last week. Too much this week we’ve heard about the disgracefulness of "Zac’s…
Sadiq Khan has described Donald Trump’s views as “ignorant” and playing “into the hands of extremists” after rebuffing the US Presidential hopeful's suggestion that he waive his proposed ban on Muslims in order to allow the London Mayor…
Last Thursday Labour faced the biggest test in public opinion since the general election. There were big wins (London), big losses (Scotland) and modest change in England and Wales. On the news you will find the much-quoted "this is the…
While the dust settles on a swathe of election results that will keep the number-crunchers busy for weeks, a torch has already been shone on the west country. Stand-out results in Exeter and my home city of Bristol have been viewed by some…
Sadiq Khan’s brilliant victory on Friday made me proud. A Labour London Mayor winning by promising opportunity and hope, homes Londoners can afford, high-skilled jobs with decent pay, and an affordable and modern transport system. This week…
