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Wednesday briefing: The bizarre Tory attack on Sadiq Khan – and what the London mayoral race might bring

In today’s newsletter: Inside the buildup to the 2 May vote, and what the result might mean for Labour at the general election

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Sadiq Khan promises 1,300 new police officers - but only with a Labour Government

The mayor has been criticised for the Met Police falling short in its recruitment targets last year by more than 1,000 officers

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on fake campaign videos: the costs of spreading false information are real

Editorial: Labour is on course to win the London mayoralty, but this does not justify the Tories’ underhand electoral tactics

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OPINION - Reality check: Susan Hall might win the London mayoral election

In the course of three or so years and more than 700 editions, this newsletter has been known to drop the odd clanger. Typos, of course ('guilt-edged' still haunts me late at night) and even once contriving to use an image of Tower Bridge to illustrate a story about Hammersmith…

Evening Standard

If Tories who want to run the capital think London is in New York, shouldn’t we be worried?

It was crazy to flag up UK crime using footage of the NY subway. But then, Susan Hall is the candidate: wisdom’s in short supply, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Conservative London Mayor candidate vows to tear out 'havoc-causing cycle lanes' if elected into office

As well as removing cycle lanes in the capital, Susan Hall also promises to back any group that wants rid of LTNs in London

Cycling Weekly

Green London mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett pledges lower Tube fares and free school meals expansion

The candidate warned that London has become ‘far too expensive’ for ‘too many people’

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Tories delete Sadiq Khan attack ad showing New York instead of London

Footage of people panicking, designed to attack the London mayor’s record on crime, was filmed in a New York subway station

The Guardian - UK

Tory candidate Susan Hall takes swipe at Sadiq Khan on first day on mayoral campaign trail

The Conservative contender has vowed to focus on cutting crime, tackling ‘sky-high’ rents and cancelling the Ulez expansion

Evening Standard

‘It’s not going to be a landslide’: how will Sadiq Khan fare in the battle to be London mayor?

Khan has long been considered a shoo-in for a third term as mayor. But in a city undergoing huge change, unease is setting in among his team

The Guardian - UK

‘This isn’t a game of 4D chess’: Tories braced for bruising local elections

Rishi Sunak launches his party’s campaign amid fears of wipeout and internal rumblings about his leadership

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak tells voters: don't let Keir Starmer 'stroll into Number 10'

PM also claims that Sadiq Khan is ‘more interested in virtue signalling than delivering’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Sadiq Khan is streets ahead of Susan Hall, but voters appear unimpressed

Elections are ultimately about who wins and who loses, and to that end Sadiq Khan appears to have little to worry about. With less than six weeks to go until the May 2 election, a new Savanta poll for the Centre for London puts the Labour Mayor on 51 per…

Evening Standard

Susan Hall fails to close huge poll gap with Sadiq Khan 24 points ahead just six weeks to May 2 London mayoral vote

Savanta poll for the Centre for London put the Labour mayor on 51 per cent and the Tory contender 27 per cent

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Sadiq Khan pledges to use 'lived experience' of women to make London safer

It comes after Tory candidate Susan Hall said that the mayor ‘just isn’t listening’ to women about their experiences of harassment and assault

Evening Standard

London mayoral election: Lib Dems' Rob Blackie takes aim at Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall as he launches campaign

The candidate said Labour’s Sadiq Khan ‘blames everyone else’ for failures on crime, while Tory candidate Susan Hall is ‘beyond the pale’

Evening Standard

London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan launches re-election campaign with pledge of 40,000 council homes

He stresses the prospect of a Labour government and Labour mayor are a ‘once in a generation” chance to ease London’s housing crisis

Evening Standard

London Mayoral elections: Count Binface to stand and pledges to 'take the trash out'

Key pledges include cap on the price of croissants and to rename London Bridge

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Evening Standard

OPINION - A mayoral election campaign finally appears to have broken out in London

A mayoral election campaign appears to have broken out. Less than eight weeks until polling day, the two main candidates for City Hall have been filling their media grids with policy announcements and photo opportunities.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Accept the Princess of Wales' apology and move on

It was a mistake, one to which the Princess of Wales has admitted. Kate has said sorry for any confusion caused over a digitally altered photograph released by Kensington Palace to mark Mother’s Day.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re stuffed’: have Conservatives given up on winning the next general election?

With over 60 Tory MPs standing down and councillors quitting before council elections, there is a sense party expects a heavy defeat

Evening Standard

Susan Hall selection as Tory mayoral candidate under new attack by ex-London minister Paul Scully

‘The electorate will treat the party seriously if it shows a greater degree of seriousness itself,’ said Sutton and Cheam MP Mr Scully

Evening Standard

OPINION - Are we there yet? British politics may still have some way to go before it reaches rock bottom

'Rock bottom' confers a powerful elixir. Recovering alcoholics often point to the day, the hour, the drink that led them to make a change. For others, it is the simple reassurance that no matter how difficult the times, there is something to be said for them no longer getting worse.…

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan launches attack on 'divisive' Tory rival Susan Hall as mayoral race gets personal

Mayor says election will be ‘toughest contest of my political life’

Evening Standard

Three things that could dent Sadiq Khan’s re-election campaign - The Standard Podcast

Professor Patrick Diamond from Queen Mary University of London tells The Standard Podcast which three key areas could impact Sadiq Khan's mayoral re-election campaign.

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