Dan Watkins, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Tooting at the 2015 General Election, says local voters feel let down by rival Sadiq Kahn’s failure to own up to his Mayoral ambitions
How much control do Londoners have over Transport for London?
Since the mayoralty came into existence there’s never been a board meeting where the views and needs of Londoners weren’t represented around the table and, because they have to be signed off by the board, when big ticket spending decisions are made.
Labour’s Val Shawcross to leave City Hall at next year’s election
One of Labour’s most senior and longest-serving London Assembly members has announced she’s stepping down at the next election. Val Shawcross has represented Lambeth and Southwark constituency on the Assembly since being elected at the inaugural City Hall elections in 2000.
Greenhalgh says Tories can defeat Labour in 2016 Mayoral race
Stephen Greenhalgh, the most senior Conservative politician to declare an interest in contesting next year’s Mayoral election, says he can retain City Hall for the Conservatives despite Labour emerging from last week’s general election with a majority of London MPs.
Labour warned against complacency after delaying Mayoral selection
One of Labour’s most senior figures in London has criticised the party’s decision to delay the selection of a Mayoral candidate until September. Although some in the party wanted a candidate chosen before the general election it was decided to delay the start of the process until this month with a winner named in July.
