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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kevin Rawlinson

Labour 2-0 down but has time to turn things around, says Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan said his party had ‘another four years to make sure we turn this around’. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Labour would be 2-0 down were its time in government a football match, one of the party’s most senior figures has said, as he admitted its first year in office has been difficult. But Sadiq Khan stressed Labour still had plenty of time to win round the public.

Speaking at the Edinburgh festival fringe, the London mayor said Labour supporters would be “delusional” if they did not recognise the difficulties the party had had since winning power in July 2024.

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