The capital is facing another four years of 'Khanage' after Sadiq Khan romped to victory in the London mayoral elections over the weekend.
Mr Khan, who won a historic third term on Saturday, also touted a number of vanity projects to seemingly whet the appetites of voters at the 11th hour. Among his plans, claimed he would bring the American Superbowl to the capital - despite the event having never been staged outside the US London has hosted NFL American football games every year since 2007 - but the Super Bowl has never been staged outside the United States, raising question marks over whether or not it could ever happen.
In another bid to woo voters, Mr Khan pledged he would seek to hire 1,300 more neighbourhood police officers, special constables and PCSOs. Mr Khan says he would 'work with a Labour Government' on boosting policing numbers - as he committed to recruit 500 PCSOs. 'You're on the brink of anarchy. Many people won’t travel to London because of the knife crime, and through fear of being stabbed or mugged... Nothing's going to change.'
And there is concern in some quarters that hiring additional PCSOs, who have limited powers and cannot arrest suspects, won't tackle the knife crime epidemic plaguing the city. In the space of just six months, the numbers carrying weapons dropped by more than 250 between April and December 2023 amid widespread anger within the force over resourcing and disciplinary procedures.In his manifesto, Mr Khan blamed cuts by the Tory government for creating the crisis, saying the city had been 'held back' by the Conservatives in Westminster.
The remaining 60,000 homes under the mayor's Affordable Homes Programme, are expected to be completed by 2029 - casting fresh doubts over when the properties in his 2024 election pledge will be completed. Under his watch, the problem has ballooned to staggering new highs, with 4,389 people sleeping on the streets at the end of 2023.
The Government already funds free school lunches for the majority of pupils in primary schools but Mr Khan's extension of this to seven-to-11-year-olds not currently entitled for the next four years is expected to cost well over £1billion.Mr Khan intends to rollout more electric vehicle charging points across the capitalThe mayor also aims to deliver the new £40million home for The London Museum, earmarked to open at its Smithfield site, near the city centre, in 2026.
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