Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
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It could not have grabbed the eye of Londoners to the extent sought by the candidates, however the 2024 mayoral race was not with out its highlights.
Sadiq Khan’s election day doughnut thriller
There could also be extra to this story: might Mr Khan’s day have a sticky finish?
Style take a look at: the Sadiq Khan jam doughnuts in Dunn’s bakery
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BBC London’s Having a Mayor podcast
BBC London’s political staff – Tim Donovan, Karl Mercer and Susana Mendonca – broke new floor with a weekly podcast, which made the marketing campaign sound far funnier than it was.
It additionally featured the occasional contribution from the Night Commonplace.
Night Commonplace endorses Sadiq Khan
Based on the political journalist (and former Commonplace deputy political editor) Paul Waugh, this was the primary time the Commonplace had backed a Labour mayoral candidate.
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Susan Corridor: ‘I used to be a raver again within the day’
Not a lot today, she mentioned – she prefers a quiet restaurant dinner with household – earlier than revealing she was a “raver again within the day”.
Sadiq Khan declares Susan Corridor the ‘most harmful’ candidate he has confronted
Zoë Garbett: Preserve Hammersmith bridge as a strolling and biking bridge
Hammersmith bridge closed to autos 5 years in the past. The failure to get it reopened is seen as symbolic of the failures of politicians to work collectively.
Zoë Garbett at Hammersmith Bridge
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Susan Corridor unveils heritage Routemaster as election battle bus
Similar to Boris Johnson, Susan Corridor used the long-lasting London bus in her bid for Metropolis Corridor.
Sadly, when it was unveiled, it rolled up with Ms Corridor on board however and not using a vacation spot on the entrance – after which promptly drove straight right into a cul-de-sac, as BBC London’s Karl Mercer identified on that evening’s TV bulletin.
Rob Blackie renames Silvertown tunnel the ‘Sadiq Khan motorway’
Identify recreation: Lib-Dems wish to rename the Silvertown tunnel the Sadiq Khan Motorway
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Susan Corridor’s promoting van not Ulez-compliant
Launching her manifesto in a automobile restore storage in Bexley, former teenage mechanic Susan Corridor additionally posed alongside an promoting van bearing digital posters essential of Sadiq Khan.
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Sadiq Khan’s toddler military dubs Tory rival ‘Susan the sandwich snatcher’
With the polls narrowing, Sadiq Khan was eager to advertise his coverage of creating free faculty lunches for all faculty youngsters everlasting, ought to he be re-elected.
5 major faculty youngsters acquired up early to reward the free meals – and proved unexpectedly essential of Ms Corridor, who has solely pledged to maintain the meals till the price of dwelling disaster eases, and has questioned whether or not “millionaires’ youngsters” ought to be eating on the taxpayers’ expense.
Susan Corridor’s surprising help on the stump in Golders Inexperienced
Walkabouts are fraught with hazard, particularly alongside journalists bearing cameras, however Susan Corridor obtained a heat reception in Golders Inexperienced.
One aged girl advised her she was “fantastic” – “oh, gosh!” replied Ms Corridor – whereas two lads, fairly probably taking part in for laughs, posed alongside her and mentioned: “We’re with the longer term mayor.”
Laurence Fox is barred from standing as mayor
Former actor Laurence Fox stood on an “anti-woke” platform within the 2021 election, coming sixth. Since then his notoriety had risen.
BBC broadcasts Susan Corridor’s get together political broadcast in Sadiq Khan’s slot
The principle candidates had been granted a number of minutes of prime-time TV to make their pitch to Londoners. Sadly for Mr Khan, his rigorously crafted movie – which revealed particulars of his plans for 4 extra years of free faculty meals and to eradicate tough sleeping by the top of the last decade – didn’t run as deliberate.
Dancing Queen: Sadiq Khan will get to be a DJ
On a go to to a youth challenge in Croydon, Mr Khan – a eager ‘dad dancer’ – acquired to strive his hand at being a DJ.
His alternative of music was decidedly retro: Dancing Queen, by Abba. His teenage viewers appeared suitably unimpressed.
Rely Binface croissant pledge hit by price of dwelling disaster
Even intergalactic area warriors usually are not resistant to political backtracking.
Having caught the attention in 2021 with a pledge to limit the worth of croissants to £1, Rely Binface raised the edge to £1.10, saying he had fallen sufferer to the price of dwelling disaster – however denied it was a full U-turn.