Having briefed the media for months on his Mayoral ambitions, Labour MP Sadiq Khan has given us a glimpse of the platform he’ll run on – ‘London for Londoners’.
Sadiq Khan: Foreign property buyers should wait behind Londoners
On Friday Sadiq Khan, Labour’s Shadow London Minister, launched Our London, a collection of policy ideas for the capital. His office insists the book, which includes contributions from both Labour and non-Labour politicians, shouldn’t be seen as part of his rumoured ambitions to run as Mayor. Speaking to me on Thursday the Tooting MP said […]
Labour has already decided you’re going to vote for [Insert Candidate Name] in 2016
Last night four of the likely contenders to be the next Labour candidate for Mayor of London took part in an event that we were assured was not in any way a hustings but which spent quite a lot of time talking about Ken, Boris and City Hall anyway.
Tessa Jowell quits Parliament after 21 years
Labour MP and former Cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell says she is standing down from Parliament at the next election. Dame Tessa says she will not defend her Dulwich and West Norwood seat, which she’s held since 1992, at the 2015 General Election. She announced her decision o Twitter, saying: “Tonight I announced my decision […]
Tessa Jowell tops YouGov poll as Labour’s best 2016 candidate for Mayor
Labour MP and former Cabinet member Tessa Jowell has emerged as the frontrunner to become the party’s next candidate for Mayor of London. A new YouGov poll for the Evening Standard puts Dame Tessa ahead of all other known rivals with 17% of poll respondents naming her as the best potential candidate. Only comedian Eddie […]
