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Our City Hall Editor Ross Lydall explains how he believes London's 2024 mayoral election will unfold.

The phoney war is over and the race for City Hall has begun in earnest. In little more than 100 days, Londoners will head to the polls with the effective choice between a third Sadiq Khan term or a first crack for his Tory rival, Susan Hall.

Brexit shrunk London's economy by £30 billion last year, research has found

But the relatively widespread nature of the crimes means the city must also sit down with merchants in other neighborhoods to discuss installing bollards.

The mayor announced an extension to free school meals, but could not guarantee them 'in perpetuity' beyond July 2025

The last-minute ending of the Tube strike was unequivocally good news for London. But as this paper observed yesterday, the way in which it ended is altogether more problematic. Twenty minutes before the strike was due to start, Mayor Sadiq Khan miraculously found £30 million down the back of the City…

The money is just a drop in the bucket in what’s needed, especially on the south and west sides. City Hall also needs to bring in business interests to advise on these types of economic recovery efforts.

Exclusive: Aslef to re-ballot its 2,000 members to enable it to retain power to call strike at fortnight’s notice

His Tory mayoral rival Susan Hall has vowed to continue the scheme 'until the cost of living situation improves' if she becomes mayor next May