Author: Lottie Kilraine

Sadiq Khan says he will explore the possibility of bringing the Olympic Games back to London in 2036 or 2040 if he is re-elected on Thursday. Ahead of the election on May 6, the current Mayor of London has pledged to set up a committee that will explore launching a bid for London to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games for a fourth time.

Mayoral candidate Brian Rose says he expects to pull off “the biggest upset in political history” on May 6 by becoming the Mayor of London. The former Wall Street banker, who had been running as an independent before launching his own political party, has been touring the capital in a campaign “battle bus” and says he has a “deeper relationship” with Londoners than other politicians.

Campaigners have received a commitment from Mayor of London candidates, Shaun Bailey and Sadiq Khan, to provide migrants with better access to English classes. Both candidates gave a “firm” commitment at the London Citizens Mayoral Accountability Assembly to launching and staffing a multilingual website for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes, in front of an audience of over 5,000 viewers.

Tube workers on the Central Line will strike next week on May 6, the same day voters head to the polls to elect the Mayor of London. The RMT union, which represents transport workers, today announced plans to strike on election day over the dismissal of one its members who is alleged to have “avoided” a drug and alcohol test, which the union has denied.

Sadiq Khan has pledged to launch an “unprecedented campaign” to bring visitors back to central London if he is re-elected on May 6. Ahead of planned visits to every London borough in the week leading up to polling day, the current Mayor of London has said his plan to revitalise London’s economy would begin on “day one” if he wins next week’s election.