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The results of the Labour leadership election for Mayor of London and
has been won by Mr Sadiq Khan, currently MP for Tooting in London.
This is a very decisive voctory for the Labour Left and signals the
total defeat of Blairites in the party. The Bairite candidate Tessa
Jowell came second; she was a good candidate, but her association with
Blair's policies was too much of a burden to shift off. I actually
voted for Mr Khan and persuaded my own local branch to vote for him. I
think this should completely shut down people like Semuwamba and
Rehema who claim I am anti-muslim. Mr Khan is a muslim, but I
supported him because he is a socialist and campaigned to be elected
as a socialist Mayor of London, not as a Muslim Mayor of London. I
think Mr Khan's victory is a good sign that Mr Jeremy Corbyn too will
be lected when the results are announced tommorrow. The London Mayor
is the second most important elective post in the UK, and we are
confident that the Labour Party will win it back from the
Conservatives.
George Okello
London Sadiq Khan elected as Labour's candidate for mayor of London
Former shadow justice secretary beats other hopefuls including Tessa
Jowell and David Lammy, underlining the party's move to the left
Labour's mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan at the Royal Festival Hall on
Friday. He won 59% of the vote. Patrick Wintour Political editor
Sadiq Khan, the former shadow justice secretary, has won the Labour
nomination for the London mayoralty, underlining the extent to which
the party has shifted to the left in recent months.
Khan, who comfortably beat off the challenge of Tessa Jowell, said he
was overwhelmed, adding that he had never dreamed he would be standing
as Labour candidate for mayor. "Like so many Londoners, I owe London
everything," he said.
Khan picked up 59% of the vote, and it was clear he had won as soon as
the first results showed that the votes of Khan and Diane Abbott
combined would outnumber those for Jowell. The results suggest Jeremy
Corbyn is going to sweep to victory in the national leadership ballot
on Saturday.
Jowell had hoped her consensual style and reputation for helping to
bring the Olympics to London in 2012 would be enough for her to see
off the organisation of Khan and the leftward surge in the party. Khan
will be relieved that in the final ballot he did not just win in the
registered supporters and affiliated section, but also in the members
section, giving him a solid mandate.
Jowell had argued that opinion polls showed she was best placed with
the wider electorate to defeat the likely Conservative candidate, Zac
Goldsmith, the wealthy environmentalist and MP for Richmond Park and
North Kingston, next year.
The result was announced at an event at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
It was thought that the surge in new members to the party since the
election would benefit Khan, who was endorsed by Ken Livingstone, the
former London mayor, who supports Corbyn in the national leadership
vote.
In his acceptance speech, Khan said: "I am deeply humbled to have
received the support of tens of thousands of Londoners. I am
determined to repay that trust by winning the mayoral election next
May, and making a real difference to Londoners lives.
"London gave me and my family huge opportunities. A council house so
we could save for a deposit to buy our own home. A secure job for my
dad as a bus driver. A great education for me and my siblings,
affordable university places and good quality apprenticeships.
"As mayor I will provide more opportunities for all Londoners. My
priorities for Londoners are clear. An affordable and secure home to
rent or buy. More jobs with higher wages for the lowest paid. Making
it easier to set up and run a successful business. Reducing the cost
of commuting and making London's environment safer, healthier and less
polluted."
Khan also beat David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, Abbott, the leftwing MP
for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Christian Wolmar, the transport
writer and activist, and Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West, who wanted
to devolve more economic powers to London.
Central issues in the election next spring will be airport expansion
in the south-east, housing and the powers of the mayor, but the
personalities of the candidates will also play a critical role.
It means Corbyn will be much more closely associated with the Labour
contest next year, which is likely to be a bitter contest in which
Goldsmith and Khan will fight it out head on.
There have been two competitng strategies inside the Labour party on
how to win a mayoral contest in London – one is to win the suburbs,
the approach favoured by Jowell, and other other is to put together a
strong left coalition, the strategy favoured by Livingstone.
Friday's result shows that the party membership in London is behind
Corbyn's politics, and contrary to expectations turnout in the
union-affilated section was quite high. Corbyn never endorsed Abbott,
although she linked her voting record in the Commons to his and tried
to ride on his coat tails.
Khan has said he will not resign his Tooting seat until he has been
appointed mayor.
Goldsmith prizes his independence from Downing Street, so both
candidates are likely to make a virtue of their differences with their
national leadership.
In previous London mayoral elections, the efficient Labour machine got
the vote in inner London but was unable to overcome strong
Conservative support in the suburbs.
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The results of the Labour leadership election for Mayor of London and
has been won by Mr Sadiq Khan, currently MP for Tooting in London.
This is a very decisive voctory for the Labour Left and signals the
total defeat of Blairites in the party. The Bairite candidate Tessa
Jowell came second; she was a good candidate, but her association with
Blair's policies was too much of a burden to shift off. I actually
voted for Mr Khan and persuaded my own local branch to vote for him. I
think this should completely shut down people like Semuwamba and
Rehema who claim I am anti-muslim. Mr Khan is a muslim, but I
supported him because he is a socialist and campaigned to be elected
as a socialist Mayor of London, not as a Muslim Mayor of London. I
think Mr Khan's victory is a good sign that Mr Jeremy Corbyn too will
be lected when the results are announced tommorrow. The London Mayor
is the second most important elective post in the UK, and we are
confident that the Labour Party will win it back from the
Conservatives.
George Okello
London Sadiq Khan elected as Labour's candidate for mayor of London
Former shadow justice secretary beats other hopefuls including Tessa
Jowell and David Lammy, underlining the party's move to the left
Labour's mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan at the Royal Festival Hall on
Friday. He won 59% of the vote. Patrick Wintour Political editor
Sadiq Khan, the former shadow justice secretary, has won the Labour
nomination for the London mayoralty, underlining the extent to which
the party has shifted to the left in recent months.
Khan, who comfortably beat off the challenge of Tessa Jowell, said he
was overwhelmed, adding that he had never dreamed he would be standing
as Labour candidate for mayor. "Like so many Londoners, I owe London
everything," he said.
Khan picked up 59% of the vote, and it was clear he had won as soon as
the first results showed that the votes of Khan and Diane Abbott
combined would outnumber those for Jowell. The results suggest Jeremy
Corbyn is going to sweep to victory in the national leadership ballot
on Saturday.
Jowell had hoped her consensual style and reputation for helping to
bring the Olympics to London in 2012 would be enough for her to see
off the organisation of Khan and the leftward surge in the party. Khan
will be relieved that in the final ballot he did not just win in the
registered supporters and affiliated section, but also in the members
section, giving him a solid mandate.
Jowell had argued that opinion polls showed she was best placed with
the wider electorate to defeat the likely Conservative candidate, Zac
Goldsmith, the wealthy environmentalist and MP for Richmond Park and
North Kingston, next year.
The result was announced at an event at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
It was thought that the surge in new members to the party since the
election would benefit Khan, who was endorsed by Ken Livingstone, the
former London mayor, who supports Corbyn in the national leadership
vote.
In his acceptance speech, Khan said: "I am deeply humbled to have
received the support of tens of thousands of Londoners. I am
determined to repay that trust by winning the mayoral election next
May, and making a real difference to Londoners lives.
"London gave me and my family huge opportunities. A council house so
we could save for a deposit to buy our own home. A secure job for my
dad as a bus driver. A great education for me and my siblings,
affordable university places and good quality apprenticeships.
"As mayor I will provide more opportunities for all Londoners. My
priorities for Londoners are clear. An affordable and secure home to
rent or buy. More jobs with higher wages for the lowest paid. Making
it easier to set up and run a successful business. Reducing the cost
of commuting and making London's environment safer, healthier and less
polluted."
Khan also beat David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, Abbott, the leftwing MP
for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Christian Wolmar, the transport
writer and activist, and Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West, who wanted
to devolve more economic powers to London.
Central issues in the election next spring will be airport expansion
in the south-east, housing and the powers of the mayor, but the
personalities of the candidates will also play a critical role.
It means Corbyn will be much more closely associated with the Labour
contest next year, which is likely to be a bitter contest in which
Goldsmith and Khan will fight it out head on.
There have been two competitng strategies inside the Labour party on
how to win a mayoral contest in London – one is to win the suburbs,
the approach favoured by Jowell, and other other is to put together a
strong left coalition, the strategy favoured by Livingstone.
Friday's result shows that the party membership in London is behind
Corbyn's politics, and contrary to expectations turnout in the
union-affilated section was quite high. Corbyn never endorsed Abbott,
although she linked her voting record in the Commons to his and tried
to ride on his coat tails.
Khan has said he will not resign his Tooting seat until he has been
appointed mayor.
Goldsmith prizes his independence from Downing Street, so both
candidates are likely to make a virtue of their differences with their
national leadership.
In previous London mayoral elections, the efficient Labour machine got
the vote in inner London but was unable to overcome strong
Conservative support in the suburbs.
--
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