The Latest Breaking News from Sadiq Khan

In the end, it was not all that close. Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as London Mayor with 44 per cent of the vote over Conservative challenger Susan Hall’s 33 per cent. If anything, the uncertainty over the change to the voting system to first-past-the-post seemed to focus…

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Labour incumbent wins 1,088,225 votes – 275,828 more than his main rival, Tory candidate Susan Hall

Sadiq Khan has been re-elected as Mayor of London, defeating Susan Hall 44 per cent to 33 per cent. Some instant reaction below: