Tom Clark is joined by Dave Hill,Rowan Moore and Tony Travers as he travels around the capital ahead of London’s mayoral election. With the city’s housing crisis in sharp focus, do the promises of Labour’s Sadiq Khan or Conservative Zac Goldsmith stack up?London elects a unusual mayor to replace Boris Johnson next week. The role is evolving and powers must be shared with London’s borough councils but whoever wins will find themselves with the largest direct personal mandate in the country. At present the polls display it is a straight fight between Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith.
Joining Tom Clark as he travels around the capital are the Guardian’s London political commentator Dave Hill and Tony Travers, and professor of government at the London School of Economics. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com