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What are the voter ID requirements for the London mayoral election?

The Mayor of London and London Assembly elections take place on Thursday, May 2

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OPINION - This is how the London mayoral election is changing: you will need ID to vote and you only have one preference

The next London Mayoral and Assembly elections will be held this year on 2nd May, 100 days away. The Elections Act 2022 has brought about the first significant changes to how we elect London’s leaders since 2000 and I want to draw these to your attention now.

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East London residents near toxic landfill site could face 'months of fires'

Residents have complained the site has caused nosebleeds, breathing problems, and coughing fits, a London Assembly member has said.

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'Waste of time': London Tories boycott City Hall investigation into Brexit

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

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Deal struck between Sadiq Khan and United Airlines for mayor's US trip sparks complaint

Fresh details have emerged of a deal struck between City Hall and the US airline as part of the mayor's trip to three American cities last year

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Sadiq Khan urged to confirm whether his free school meals programme will continue

A cross-party letter has told the mayor that boroughs need time to be able to plan for an extension to the programme

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Questions about Sadiq Khan's international travel raised at City Hall

City Hall's oversight committee has called for data on international trips to be made more accessible and for carbon offsetting processes to be improved

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Ulez scrappage scheme refusal letters are unclear, Sadiq Khan told

Londoners are forced to call TfL's help centre to understand why they've been rejected by the Ulez scrappage scheme, a London Assembly member has said

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Sadiq Khan told to 'push TfL' to fix Elizabeth line performance amid 'constant disruptions'

The east-west train suffered six separate issues in just over 24 hours between Thursday and Friday morning last week

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Susan Hall clashes with Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy on public trust in the Met

The Tory mayoral candidate said Londoners’ trust in the police has ‘absolutely plummeted’

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Labour politician says he ‘relishes’ battle to keep his City Hall job

Dr Onkar Sahota is facing a Ulez backlash in Labour’s most marginal London Assembly seat

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‘The F-word, family’: the best quotes from the Tory conference on Tuesday

The Guardian gets a name check and a London Assembly member is kicked out for hecking Suella Braverman

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Prominent Tory ejected from conference after heckling home secretary

London Assembly member Andrew Boff accused Braverman of spouting homophobia and transphobia

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Tory politician ejected from conference for heckling Suella Braverman’s speech

London Assembly member Andrew Boff was escorted from the premises on Tuesday, after heckling Ms Braverman during her speech.

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What happened to the big return? Millions are still working from home

Millions fewer weekday railway journeys as staff carry on WFH

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Sadiq Khan says sorry for calling Tory rival ‘thick’ during Ulez expansion argument

Sadiq Khan has apologised in public to a Tory rival after calling him “thick” during an argument about the Ulez expansion.

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Liberal Democrats reveal Rob Blackie as candidate to take on Sadiq Khan for London mayor

A prominent campaigner against Russian propaganda was on Friday selected as the Liberal Democrats’ London mayoral candidate.

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Ticket office closures raise ‘very serious questions’ over disabled access, London Assembly says

Many full height ticket machines are positioned out of reach for wheelchair users, City Hall’s transport committee pointed out

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Sadiq Khan defends TfL ban on West End theatre advert which showed wedding cake

Emma Best, deputy leader of the City Hall Conservatives, said the decision seemed ‘totally bizarre’, and at odds with the goal of promoting culture in London

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Susan Hall wins Tory race to face-off against Sadiq Khan for London mayoralty

Ms Hall, a London Assembly member and former council leader, defeated Moz Hossain KC, a criminal barrister and political novice

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Tory mayoral hopeful posted ‘hateful’ message about TV star on Twitter, says rival

Accusations fly in ‘blue on blue’ attacks during radio hustings debate

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Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey hides inside City Hall to dodge lockdown bash questions

The London Assembly member emerged from City Hall and declined to comment when we asked about the new police probe into the Partygate bash that he attended

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Met Police boss grilled over ‘jingle and mingle’ Partygate probe - as Shaun Bailey sits in silence nearby

Shaun Bailey was sitting next to his colleagues on the London Assembly, as they raised questions about the Met’s probe into the so-called ‘Shaun Bailey for London Holiday Party’

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Some of mayor’s affordable homes will take until 2032 to be built, deputy mayor admits

The London Assembly’s housing committee was told that the “vast majority” of projects will however be complete by 2029

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Zack Polanski accuses Sadiq Khan of ‘rainbow-washing’ in row over Pride sponsors United Airlines

Green London Assembly Member Zack Polanski claimed the Mayor was failing to show “climate leadership” by not criticising Pride in London’s decision to make United Airlines their headline sponsor

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