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Could this be the closest London mayoral election ever?

City Hall editor Ross Lydall looks at what the key factors are that could result in a relatively low-key campaign ending in a nail-biting finish

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan's London Overground rebrand is canny, even if he did spend £6.3m to do it

There was only one story in town – or, more specifically, Twitter/X – on Thursday morning: Sadiq Khan’s £6.3m renaming (and rebranding) of the London Overground.

Evening Standard

London mayoral elections: What is the 'doughnut strategy' and does it help the Conservatives?

The term applies to ring doughnuts - there is no jammy middle for politicians here!

Evening Standard

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Derek Draper: the man he was before his tragic Covid battle

A 'ruthless' political lobbyist, a 'huge character' and the love of Kate Garraway's life. Emma Loffhagen looks back on the life of Derek Draper

Evening Standard

Patrick Kelly obituary

Other lives: Press officer and journalist who wrote a novel about his youthful days in Belfast

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - ‘Red Ken’ had stark highs and lows, but this diagnosis is sad

Not many politicians got the better of Sir Tony Blair but Ken Livingstone has a claim. I remember one late summer’s day in 2005, travelling around Trafalgar Square in a car with Sir Tony, my then-boss and also the prime minister. Around us, people were clearing up after a festival…

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Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors

In today’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?

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Ken Livingstone: former London mayor ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’

Evening Standard

Ken Livingstone: Former London mayor ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’, his relatives said in a statement

The Independent UK

‘Red’ Ken Livingstone has been a divisive figure during his 40-year career

The stalwart Labour politician has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 78.

The Independent UK

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’, his relatives said in a statement.

The Independent UK

As Ken Livingstone’s diagnosis is made public, what is Alzheimer’s?

On average, people with Alzheimer’s live for around eight to 10 years after first developing symptoms.

The Independent UK

Timeline: Ken Livingstone’s career in politics

PA looks at the key moments in the former London mayor’s life.

The Independent UK

Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

The retired 78-year-old former MP is ‘being well cared for by his family and friends’, his family announced

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Susan Hall ‘convinced of innate criminality of Black people’, Labour MPs allege in searing letter

The candidate’s team said it was a ‘desperate smear and complete mischaracterisation’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: The Tories have their woman: now go for it

At last, the Tories have produced their candidate for next year’s mayoral election. Susan Hall is the woman. She is not, even in London, a household name. She has undoubted local government experience, being until recently head of the City Hall Conservatives, but what is striking about this contest was…

The Guardian - UK

Lady McDonagh obituary

First female general secretary of the Labour party who played a key role in the 1997 landslide election victory

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Tory mayoral hopeful Moz Hossain’s tears for ‘inspirational’ mother

A Tory barrister who is battling to become the party’s London mayoral candidate broke down in tears as he told how he had been inspired by his mother’s death to run for City Hall.

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The Independent UK

Former Cameron adviser joins race to be Tory candidate for London mayor

Daniel Korski said he would implement a new tourist tax to pay for more police in the capital.

The Guardian - UK

Banning Jeremy Corbyn hurts Labour party and politics

Letter: Michael Meadowcroft on the former Labour leader not being allowed to stand as a candidate in the next general election

Daily Record

Crocketford's Fiona Smith shares her fascinating story in Galloway People

Fiona's career took her around the world before she settled in Balmaclellan with husband Alan

Evening Standard

Will Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth host a statue of the Queen?

Plans for the exhibition spot were put on hold following the Queen’s death

Evening Standard

London Mayor Sadiq Khan to publish first book on climate change inspired by asthma diagnosis

London mayor Sadiq Khan has written his first book - a guide for environmental campaigning inspired by his own diagnosis of adult onset asthma.

The Guardian - UK

‘The kind of place planners have dreamed of’: the London Olympics site 10 years on

Anish Kapoor’s big red tower remains a spectacular eyesore, but 10 years on from the 2012 Games, the old railway lands of Stratford are a largely thriving new urban district that few other host cities can rival

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics

England’s directly elected leaders – from Sadiq Khan and Andy Street to Andy Burnham and Joanne Anderson – are shaking up the way the country is run. We paired up six of them to ask where they see the future of politics – clue, it’s not in Westminster

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