Andy Burnham is tipped as new Labour leader after his landslide victory in key mayoral race 

‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham is tipped as new Labour leader after his landslide victory in key mayoral race Andy Burnham saw a landslide re-election as Greater Manchester mayor Former Cabinet Minister made clear he still had ambitions to be Labour leader   Mr Burnham dubbed King of the North after standing up to Boris … Read more

Sadiq Khan’s London mayoral poll lead shrinks as rivals Shaun Bailey and Laurence Fox cast votes

London’s mayoral candidates have been out casting their votes at polling stations this morning, in an election Sadiq Khan is being tipped to comfortably win.  The Labour candidate is widely expected to retain the keys to City Hall, though his lead over Conservative rival Shaun Bailey has shrunk in recent days amid fears about the … Read more

London Mayoral Election 2021: TOWIE’s Mark Wright backs Conservative Shaun Bailey

The only way is Shaun Bailey! Towie’s Mark Wright backs Conservative challenger to become London mayor ahead of Thursday’s election saying ‘he makes me feel a lot safer on the streets’ – as Tories again target Sadiq Khan over crime-fighting credentials Ex-Towie star turned footballer, 34, praised Mr Bailey on social media today Footballer told … Read more

London Mayoral Elections: Shaun Bailey slams Sadiq Khan over ‘£4.68bn tax grab’ plans

Sadiq Khan’s ‘£4.68bn tax grab’: Tory candidate Shaun Bailey slams his rival over ‘anti-motorist’ measures that will ‘cost every London household £1,339’ Tory London Mayor candidate Shaun Bailey launched his campaign bus today    Bailey claimed his opponent Sadiq Khan will mount a tax grab with a raft of controversial measures if he wins the … Read more

Retail guru Tory is to go up against letter gaffe Labour MP in crunch mayoral vote 

It has been billed as the clash between the successful former John Lewis boss and the career politician who left Labour’s infamous ‘I’m afraid there is no money’ letter for his Tory successor. But the contest between Andy Street and Liam Byrne is about far more than who will be mayor.  It has been claimed … Read more

Retail guru Tory is to go up against letter gaffe Labour MP in crunch mayoral vote 

It has been billed as the clash between the successful former John Lewis boss and the career politician who left Labour’s infamous ‘I’m afraid there is no money’ letter for his Tory successor. But the contest between Andy Street and Liam Byrne is about far more than who will be mayor.  It has been claimed … Read more

Laurence Fox vows to BAN Covid passports in the capital as he launches London mayoral manifesto 

London Mayoral hopeful Laurence Fox today vowed to ban Covid passports in the capital and promised a ‘no-mask mandate’ as he launched his manifesto. The outspoken actor, who unveiled his policies in front of a bus with the message ‘Free London’, said he wanted to ‘stop the child abuse’ and remove compulsory face coverings for … Read more

Laurence Fox vows to BAN Covid passports in the capital as he launches London mayoral manifesto 

Laurence Fox vows to BAN Covid passports in the capital and promises ‘no-mask mandate’ – including for children in schools – as he launches London mayoral manifesto Outspoken actor unveiled his policies in front of a ‘Free London’ bus in city today He said he wanted to ‘stop the child abuse’ and remove face masks … Read more

London Mayoral election: Tory bosses ‘withdraw funding from Shaun Bailey’, sources claim

Tory bosses ‘withdraw funding from Shaun Bailey’s London Mayor campaign and dub him worst candidate in history leaving capital facing four more years of Sadiq Khan’ Shaun Bailey will contest London Mayor elections against incumbent Sadiq Khan The election will take place in May – a year after being delayed by the pandemic However, sources … Read more

London mayoral candidate says revive Thatcher right-to-buy dream

Shaun Bailey, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, admits he is facing an uphill battle to unseat Sadiq Khan in the May election. Lockdown, he says, has made campaigning nigh on impossible and he sees himself very much as the ‘underdog’ in the election, postponed from last year.  But there’s no denying that 49-year-old Bailey … Read more