Day: May 4, 2024
Rishi Sunak defiant in ‘taking fight to Labour’ despite shock election losses
May 4, 2024PA Wire Rishi Sunak has insisted that sticking to his plan will deliver for the Tories after his party suffered shock mayoral elections losses in England’s two biggest cities. A poll upset in the West Midlands saw Labour’s Richard Parker seize victory from outgoing Conservative mayor Andy Street by a mere 1,508 votes. Labour stormed […]
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Map reveals how London voted in mayoral race as Sadiq Khan takes third win
May 4, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished May 4, 2024, 10:52pm|Updated May 4, 2024, 11:51pm A map shows how Londoners voted in the capital’s mayoral race after Sadiq Khan won a historical third term as the Mayor. Conservatives suffered heavy losses in the local council elections, marking a bleak time for the party ahead of the next General Election. Labour […]
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Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling
May 4, 2024Rishi Sunak was dealt a series of shattering blows last night as Labour won a knife-edge battle to seize the West Midlands mayoralty from the Conservatives and Sadiq Khan trounced his Tory rival in London to secure a third term. The results, along with decisive victories for Labour’s Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester, Steve Rotheram […]
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Sadiq Khan’s win heralds even bigger Labour victory at general election
May 4, 2024Before the counting had even started, senior Tory sources were briefing that their candidate for London mayor, Susan Hall, had pulled off a spectacular, and unlikely, victory. Despite the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan, having a consistent polling lead throughout the contest, Tory insiders briefed journalists that the mood was “chipper” at the Conservative headquarters on […]
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Heartbroken family of Daniel Anjorin pay tribute to ‘most loved and amazing son’
May 4, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished May 4, 2024, 3:33pm|Updated May 4, 2024, 5:13pm The family of Daniel Anjorin, 14, has paid tribute to their ‘amazing son’ after he died in a sword attack in Hainault. His family issued a statement after the shocking attack on Tuesday morning near Hainault Tube station in northeast London. The teenager was killed […]
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How one devoted son captured the evolution of London through the history of his own father
May 4, 2024A loving son has devoted the last 27 years to recreating his late father’s holiday snaps around London in the 60s. Tonet Rivera, 66 and from the Philippines, has travelled around the capital replicating photos taken by his dad on his only international trip in 1964. While Tonet has used a disposable camera and then […]
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Hunt for pair after elderly man suffers fractured skull in cashpoint mugging
May 4, 2024To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A 70-year-old man suffered a fractured skull after he was ‘violently robbed’ at a cashpoint. The elderly victim’s money was stolen from the ATM by a woman while he lay unconscious on Ealing Road in Wembley on […]
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Keir Starmer ‘confident’ that Sadiq Khan will win London mayoral election
May 4, 2024Sadiq Khan’s political future hangs in the balance today as votes are counted in the race for Mayor of London. So far in the 2024 local elections, the Tories have taken a battering as Labour, Lib and Greens have celebrated victories. Today, the results of key mayoral elections in London, the West Midlands, Manchester will […]
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London mayoral election results LIVE: Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall contest expected to be close as count to begin
May 4, 2024What will be the first clues to a Sadiq Khan or Susan Hall victory? Several key “bellwether” constituencies could give an early indication of whether Sadiq Khan is on course for an historic third term or whether Susan Hall could deliver a shock victory and seize City Hall for the Tories for the first time in more than a decade. Why […]
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Rishi Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue
May 4, 2024Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Teesside celebrating with Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA) PA Wire Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced in the first day of local election results. As Friday’s result declarations […]
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