Sadiq Khan is not your mate
The London mayor’s new anti-misogyny campaign does not understand the male psyche.
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Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. Before that Khan, born in 1970, was the Labour MP for Tooting from 2005 to 2016. Find our latest news and comment relating to him here.
Is Sadiq Khan’s re-election campaign in trouble?
Ulez is one of many reasons why securing a third term will be a challenge for the London mayor.
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Does Susan Hall have any hope against Sadiq Khan?
The Tory London mayoral candidate’s vocal support for Donald Trump and Liz Truss means she will likely struggle in a…
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Could Sadiq Khan benefit from another scandal-hit Tory mayoral campaign?
An allegation of sexual assault against a Conservative candidate for London mayor, Daniel Korski, threatens to overshadow the race before…
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You Ask Us: Could Sadiq Khan lose, and is Britain the new Poland?
The New Statesman Podcast team answer your politics and policy questions.
“Are you happy outside the tennis club?” Sadiq Khan on rejoining the EU
The Mayor of London still dreams of Brussels.
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How to implement a policy: universal free school meals
London’s Mayor still needs to figure out the financing, staffing and investment to deliver his flagship pledge, according to those…
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Sadiq Khan: Britain’s “extreme hard Brexit isn’t working”
The Mayor of London also decried the current arrangement with the EU as being “awful for London”.
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Why are London’s housing estates choosing to be demolished?
Sadiq Khan promised residents would decide the future of their homes. Critics say it’s a false choice.
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Sadiq Khan’s Brexit intervention is a headache for Keir Starmer
The London mayor’s call for the UK to rejoin the single market and customs union puts him at odds with…
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Will more Red Wall Tories defect to Labour as funds dry up?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Is Labour getting tired of Sadiq Khan?
As the London mayor bids for a third term in 2024, party insiders fear he is vulnerable to a Tory…
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Pollution is a public health menace – we have an obligation to intervene
As city mayors, it is our responsibility to protect those we represent.
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We’re turning our climate into a weapon of mass destruction
Cities must demand an end to fossil fuel exploration, investment and subsidies.
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How Battersea Power Station became a palace of consumerism
After decades of refurbishment, the power station reopens today as the home of £18m flats and a luxury complex of…
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Should we have a statue of the Queen in Trafalgar Square?
It’s not as straightforward as a culture war between Sadiq Khan and right-wing royalists.
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How can the new Met commissioner possibly hope to restore trust?
Mark Rowley faces familiar questions over the shooting of an unarmed black man and the treatment of anti-royal protesters.
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“The role of a Labour MP is on that picket line”: John McDonnell and Bernie Sanders condemn TfL deal
Addressing an RMT rally, the American senator also drew parallels between UK and US trade union movements.
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How much longer can the government kick the TfL funding can down the road?
Another short-term, last-minute deal will do little to resolve London's key transport issues.
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Raise a spliff to Sadiq Khan, a politician brave enough to get real on drug reform
Only fear and prejudice stop the government from taking the evidence-based approach to drugs advocated by the Mayor of London.
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