London Reform candidate vows to run capital 'like Tokyo on steroids' Former Tory councillor Laila Cunningham says technology should be used to streamline bureaucracy. Evening Standard · Oct 3
Kemi Badenoch triggers race to pick Tory candidate for 'best shot since Boris' London mayor election Exclusive: Conservative hopefuls for Mayor of London will have until September 30 to put their name forward to be the party’s candidate Evening Standard · Sep 16
Sadiq Khan sworn into House of Lords four years after calling for its abolition The Mayor of London took his place in the House of Lords on Tuesday afternoon Evening Standard · Sep 15
London mayoral contenders limber up for a race that is Sadiq Khan’s to lose Tories and Reform hope to unseat the incumbent by tempting some Labour voters to shift to the right The Guardian - UK · Sep 6
Reform round on Zia Yusuf over 'nasty' suggestion top Labour candidate in London by-election isn't British Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia, has been tipped as an early front-runner to take over from Sir Keir Starmer Evening Standard · Sep 5
'My kids won't be able to live in London' says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out homes crisis plan 'My kids won't be able to live in London', says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out changes to ease homes crisis Evening Standard · Sep 4
Reform's Laila Cunningham slaps down James Cleverly as London mayor race heats up 'We've built an election machine': Laila Cunningham hits back at party conference at suggestion Reform can't win London Mayor race Evening Standard · Sep 4
James Cleverly: 'We can win big' against Sadiq Khan in London mayor election with classic Tories policies Exclusive: ‘Personal attributes are at least as important as party affiliations, that's how you win London,’ the former Home Secretary tells The Standard Evening Standard · Sep 2
Sadiq Khan v James Cleverly: Tories have heavyweight London mayor candidate but odds are on Labour win Commentary: This remains Labour's election to lose, especially if Sir Sadiq runs again as London is still a Left-leaning city Evening Standard · Sep 1
Cleverly finally turns battle for London into serious contest again – and why it’s good news for Badenoch ANALYSIS: As Sir James Cleverly announces he is quitting the shadow cabinet to run for London mayor, political editor David Maddox considers the implications for the election in two years’ time, and why Kemi Badenoch will be happy The Independent UK · Aug 29
Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and Zack Polanski's parties to hammer Labour with loss of up to 18 MPs in London, new poll shows Tories could gain eight seats, the Greens four and Reform three from Labour Evening Standard · Aug 27
Nigel Farage's march on London: New poll's surprise findings on who the Londoners backing Reform UK really are Reform voters in the capital may not be as old as many people might think Evening Standard · Aug 26
Khan v Cunningham: Shock poll shows Reform in pole position to challenge Labour in London mayor race Nigel Farage’s party may beat the Conservatives in the battle for second place after first choice votes are counted in the next London mayoral contest Evening Standard · Aug 25
Why Sadiq Khan would win fourth term as mayor - even if most Londoners want him to stand down Commentary: If Sir Sadiq did go for four more years in City Hall a contest with Tory Sir James Cleverly could be close but Labour would be frontrunner Evening Standard · Aug 21
Evening Standard · Aug 19 'My kids are petrified going to Shepherd's Bush,' says Reform London mayor candidate Laila Cunningham after fatal stabbing ‘It increasingly feels like nowhere is safe,’ said Ms Cunningham despite police publishing figures showing London murders at record low per person in 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 17 Cancer patient confronts Reform London mayor candidate Laila Cunningham live on radio over major benefit cuts Reform UK’s plans to axe £50 billion from the welfare budget came under fire from Labour, the Tories and the Green Party
Evening Standard · Aug 3 Tory London mayor candidate must have no link to previous Conservative government, poll suggests The poll is bad news for former Home Secretary James Cleverly, who has been tipped as one of the Tory big beasts considering a run for City Hall
Evening Standard · Jul 17 Sadiq Khan peerage: 'Hypocrisy, disastrous, brilliant' - reactions to London Mayor going to Lords Politicians in London are deeply divided over the peerage for Sir Sadiq
Evening Standard · Jul 15 Sadiq Khan: Can anyone stop him winning fourth term as Mayor of London? The Conservatives, Reform and Greens are battling to be the main challenger to Labour’s candidate in the 2028 contest for City Hall
Evening Standard · Jul 14 Four terms for Sadiq Khan? How London is split over Mayor being in power for 16 years Revealed: The section of London society that doesn’t want Sir Sadiq Khan to win a fourth term
Evening Standard · Jul 13 Sadiq Khan 'on course' to win fourth term as Mayor of London despite Greens surge Exclusive: Sir Sadiq would be re-elected to City Hall in 2028 after second preference votes are transferred, according to a new poll
Evening Standard · Jul 2 Andy Burnham warned 'don't level down London' as tens of thousands of jobs to be axed in Whitehall ‘Real devolution means backing councils to grow, not hollowing out London,’ says Westminster City Council leader Cllr Paul Swaddle
Evening Standard · Jul 2 OPINION - Laila Cunningham: Andy Burnham does not have the answers London needs The capital does not need another Labour experiment dressed up as national renewal, writes Reform UK’s candidate in the 2028 London Mayor election
Evening Standard · Jun 14 Sadiq Khan hits out at 'relentless attack of lies and hatred' as mayor announces £7m London tourism campaign The campaign, to be delivered by London & Partners, will launch in September and target audiences across Europe, the United States and Asia
Evening Standard · Jun 9 Reform London Mayor candidate Laila Cunningham hits back at Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine flag comments Laila Cunningham said ‘we should only have British flags’ flying from buildings in the UK