Sadiq Khan has secured a historic third term as London Mayor and used his victory speech to tell Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ‘give the public a choice’ and call for a general election.
The Labour Mayor thanked Londoners for voting him back in after he trounced his Tory rival Susan Hall – dashing rumours that he could be ousted by a backlash over ULEZ, crime and Gaza.
Mr Khan celebrated his ‘increased margin of victory’ on the previous election after he received 1,088,225 votes, a majority of nearly 276,000 over Ms Hall, who secured 812,397 votes.
‘It’s time for an election’, Mr Khan said, adding that he hopes 2024 ‘will be a year of change’ and declaring that Labour are ‘ready to form the next government whenever Rishi Sunak calls a general election.’
Asked if his third term will be his last in London and whether he has ‘ambitious for national politics’, Mr Khan said that he is currently celebrating the ‘hat trick’, before cryptically adding: ‘Just wait and see.’
The Labour Mayor thanked Londoners for voting him back in after he trounced his Tory rival Susan Hall
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