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2016 London Elections

All the latest news and opinion from the Mayoral and London Assembly elections in which Zac Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan, Caroline Pidgeon and Sian Berry will fight it out for London's top political job.

Latest YouGov poll gives Khan 16% lead over Goldsmith

April 21, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

According to the poll, the Labour candidate is poised to take 48% of first preference votes with Goldsmith winning 32%. After second preference votes are taken into consideration Khan would finish the race with 60% of votes with Goldsmith trailing behind on just 40%.

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London’s Greens have grown over the past 16 years, it’s no longer appropriate to endorse rival mayoral hopefuls

April 19, 2016 - Darren Johnson

What we are seeing now is London Green Party doing exactly the same as virtually every other political party in virtually every mayoral contest – promoting our own candidate and our own party and leaving voters to make up their own mind on second preferences.

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Zac Goldsmith claims Labour rival would hike up council tax bills by £1,300

April 19, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

The Tory mayoral hopeful says his rival’s spending promises would cost “over £3 billion” over the next four years, pushing up council tax bills “by at least £1,300 more” over the same period.

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Sadiq Khan promises “real leadership” for capital’s health service

April 19, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

On Tuesday morning the City Hall hopeful used a major speech to attack the previous government’s abolition of NHS London, the strategic health authority which oversaw healthcare in the capital until March 2013.

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Greens vote not to endorse Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan for second preference votes

April 18, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

London’s Greens have voted not to recommend that members and supporters give their second preference vote to either Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan.

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