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When will the London mayoral election results be announced? Updated: 5 May 2021, 17:53 ONE barmy London Mayoral hopeful wants to “sort out the pigeons” while another has donned “childrens glasses” to prove he’s a “man of action”. Twenty candidates want your vote to carve up the capital’s eye-watering £19billion budget. Here’s when we’ll know who has been chosen to lead London. 11 When will the London mayoral election results be announced? Sadiq Khan, 50, is running for a se...

Multiracial London Guaranteed Minority Mayor In Polls By Martine PAUWELS 05/04/21 AT 1:43 AM One has family roots in Pakistan, the other in Jamaica: the two leading contenders for mayor of multicultural London stand out amid an anguished debate about post-colonialism and race in Britain. The office formerly held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson oversees a budget of ?17 billion ($24 billion, 20 billion euros) along with one of the worlds biggest transport networks and city police forces, guar...

Count Binface has claimed he is "more qualified" than his opponents after he released his manifesto for London. The self-proclaimed interplanetary space warrior, who challenged Boris Johnson in the 2019 general election, said that he is aiming for "victory" in the mayoral race. The count, played by comedian Jon Harvey, 41, released his manifesto on Wednesday, which includes plans to rename London Bridge as Phoebe Waller Bridge and have London join the EU. "I took a look at the other can...

What does Laurence Fox really want? In conversation, the actor, campaigner and London mayoral candidate is a man defined by his contradictions. “When I make decisions about things, I do it as a gun to the head: legalise drugs or don’t legalise drugs, and OK, I’d legalise drugs,” says Laurence Fox – actor, contrarian and 2021 London mayoral candidate.  We’re discussing his views on policing and libertarianism, but his admission of impulsiveness epitomises the tone of his politi...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn The actor, the YouTuber, and the American businessman: Meet the eccentric cast vying to be London’s next Mayor There are a record 20 candidates standing in the May 6 election. • 7 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images LONDON -- An American businessman with a penchant for loud suits. The actor with an “anti-woke” agenda. YouTubers with ironic cam...

Laurence Fox’s pinned tweet is his campaign launch video. In it, he walks around an empty restaurant telling viewers he wants to “reclaim your freedom” and your right to move, as well as ensuring that nobody has to see their relatives for the final time on an iPad. These are agreeable statements, but usefully vague. No serious candidate runs on the platform of restricting freedom, prohibiting movement or forcing relatives to die alone. Much of Fox’s campaign conforms to this ambiguity o...

Introducing the eccentric field of candidates running to be Londons next mayor On Location: April 30, 2021 UP NEXT An American businessman with a penchant for loud suits. The actor with an “anti-woke” agenda. YouTubers with ironic campaigns. An intergalactic “space politician” who wears a trash can on his head. The incumbent Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seeking re-election against 19 other candidates in a vote on May 6, and it is fair to say the field of prospective mayors is the wei...

Scotland In a huge set of local elections, it is results in Scotland that could have the most significant impact. A majority for the SNP will see a second independence referendum heave into view, despite the UK government’s insistence that it will not offer one. The elections for Holyrood will also demonstrate whether Alex Slamond and his Alba party have any significant support. The stakes are high. Labour has been putting great efforts into a recovery in Scotland, so its performance will als...

Necessity of social control We do not trust the government, writes Eddie Ford. But nor do we support unrestricted liberty Several thousand demonstrated on April 24 in central London under the banner, ‘Unite for Freedom’. Marching closely together, some carried home-made ‘No to vaccine passports’ placards, while others paraded alongside a giant, inflatable syringe, and most chanted slogans such as, ‘Freedom!’, ‘Take off your mask!’ and ‘Lockdowns kill’. Looking at those atten...

Niko Omilana youtuber turned politician - By Stanley Arlidge LUS Niko Omilana, Youtuber with over 3 million subscribers, who is known for his pranks and parodies. Is running for London mayor. This may just seem like another joke candidate, such as Count Binface, but whats unusual about Niko is that he is polling with 5 per cent of the total vote. How has he done this? And how successful can he be? Around two weeks ago came the poll, from YouGov, that forced everyone in the mayoral race to t...