Wednesday morning saw the first London Assembly Question Time for new Mayor Sadiq Khan. The session lasts for up to two and half hours and has always been an ordeal for Mayors.
How Mayor Sadiq Khan broke six election pledges in one day
The Mayor of London was challenged by Assembly Members on several pledges made in his election manifesto and throughout his campaign. But when asked to confirm or clarify key policies on housing, transport, policing and the green belt, the Mayor was forced to row back.
Is Sadiq Khan set to become London’s first five year mayor?
A well connected Westminster type tells me that ministers are considering moving the date of the next Mayor of London election from May 2020 to avoid Sadiq Khan’s re-election bid clashing with the general election.
Sadiq’s truly impressive win gives him a mandate no Tory minister should try to ignore
Sadiq Khan has overtaken two serious, credible rivals to secure one of the most spectacular personal political victories in British politics. It’s a shame more people weren’t up to see it.
Why London’s next mayor should scrap the Silvertown Tunnel
The Silvertown Tunnel is sold as instant congestion relief but new roads have an irritating habit of generating new traffic and the tunnel would worsen jams at other bottlenecks on both sides of the Thames.
