There is one school of thought that says Mayors should cut ribbons, be funny and be a buffoon. The other school of thought is that we can do more. Scotland is getting more powers. Wales is getting more powers. Greater Manchester. London needs more powers.

Sadiq Khan

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London is a great city full of amazing people from all backgrounds and when Londoners face adversity, we always pull together. We stand up for our values. And we show the world. We are the greatest city in the world.

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How is it having more control if there are young people stifled t... by Sadiq Khan

How is it having more control if there are young people stifled the opportunities that we had?

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There is no doubt that we need to manage migration better.Migrants are always getting the blame for politicians.

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You cannot live in the best city in the world and have people liv... by Sadiq Khan

You cannot live in the best city in the world and have people living on the streets.

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Greedy bankers trashing the economy are to blame, not migrants. by Sadiq Khan

Greedy bankers trashing the economy are to blame, not migrants.

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My biggest concern is security and keeping Londoners safe. by Sadiq Khan

My biggest concern is security and keeping Londoners safe.

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I think to suggest that somehow Muslims aren't welcome in the USA, to suggest somehow that being a Muslim is incompatible with being western, unintentionally plays into the hand of Daesh and so-called Isis.

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I believe in neighbourhood policing. We also need to look at youn... by Sadiq Khan

I believe in neighbourhood policing. We also need to look at young people being radicalised.

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Raising the congestion charge won't necessarily make a difference. Rather than increasing the amount you pay in congestion charge, we should be thinking about an ultra low emission zone. We should penalise those cars who are the biggest polluters and reward cars that don't, like electric cars.

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I would use the power of procurement, I would say if you want to do business with the mayor of London, you must pay your staff a London Living Wage.

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I am backing Remain for a very simple reason: it is the best way of protecting jobs, wages and rights for working people.

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What London wants is a champion, a fighter for London. It doesn't want a patsy of George Osborne or David Cameron.

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How is it having more control if there is double the immigration as there would be under an Australian style points system?

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How is it having more control if there are businesses from China, India, America choosing Germany and France over London?

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We need to make it safe to cycle across London. Why not pedestrianise parts of London like Oxford Street and Parliament Square? I intend to plant 200 million trees across London in my term as mayor.

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London had always been different. There is the old saying that Britain is ten years behind America, and the country as a whole is ten years behind London. If you have a Mayor of London working for jobs and growth and strong businesses, that is going to create opportunities for businesses and people in Burnley or Hull and places all over the UK.

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Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete... by Sadiq Khan

Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture.

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I am the only candidate for mayor of London with the experience o... by Sadiq Khan

I am the only candidate for mayor of London with the experience of being a transport minister.

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I'm going to bring in something called the London Living Rent. These are homes where rent is one third of average local earnings.

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London has always been open to trade, people, ideas. We have to keep that. I want to compete not just with New York, Paris, Berlin... the ten fastest growing cities in the world are in China. How do we compete with them? We have to attract investment and we have to compete on skills.

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