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| Tessa Jowell and Sadiq Khan head Labour's London mayoral list | Tessa Jowell and Sadiq Khan head Labour's London mayoral list |
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| Tessa Jowell and Sadiq Khan head a list of six vying to become the Labour candidate for next year’s London mayoral election. | Tessa Jowell and Sadiq Khan head a list of six vying to become the Labour candidate for next year’s London mayoral election. |
| The others on the list are the MPs David Lammy, Diane Abbott and Gareth Thomas, and the journalist Christian Wolmar. | The others on the list are the MPs David Lammy, Diane Abbott and Gareth Thomas, and the journalist Christian Wolmar. |
| Jowell is a former culture secretary and Olympics minister, while Khan quit as shadow justice secretary to focus on the mayoral contest. | Jowell is a former culture secretary and Olympics minister, while Khan quit as shadow justice secretary to focus on the mayoral contest. |
| The six are seeking to capture city hall when Boris Johnson steps down after eight years as mayor. | The six are seeking to capture city hall when Boris Johnson steps down after eight years as mayor. |
| The Conservative MP and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the election. | |
| Labour’s London constituency parties had two nominations each, one of which had to be for a female candidate. Jowell won 63 nominations, Khan 42, Lammy 15, Abbott eight, and Thomas and Wolmar both had six. | |
| Nominations from trade unions and other affiliated organisations went mostly to Khan with seven. Jowell won two, and Thomas one. | Nominations from trade unions and other affiliated organisations went mostly to Khan with seven. Jowell won two, and Thomas one. |
| All of Labour’s city hall hopefuls who secured the minimum nominations required from the party’s London constituencies progressed through an interview process to make it on to the ballot paper. | All of Labour’s city hall hopefuls who secured the minimum nominations required from the party’s London constituencies progressed through an interview process to make it on to the ballot paper. |
| Khan said he was grateful to the local Labour parties, trade unions and affiliated organisations who nominated him. | Khan said he was grateful to the local Labour parties, trade unions and affiliated organisations who nominated him. |
| Delighted to be on shortlist to be the Labour candidate for Mayor of London! #TogetherWeKhan http://t.co/5W8liNew8q pic.twitter.com/088c8HtG5x | Delighted to be on shortlist to be the Labour candidate for Mayor of London! #TogetherWeKhan http://t.co/5W8liNew8q pic.twitter.com/088c8HtG5x |
| “I will now spend every day until the polls close convincing Londoners taking part in the selection process that I am worthy of their trust and that I can deliver the victory in 2016 we all want,” he said. | “I will now spend every day until the polls close convincing Londoners taking part in the selection process that I am worthy of their trust and that I can deliver the victory in 2016 we all want,” he said. |
| Voting, on a one-member-one-vote basis, will be open to Labour members and anyone who pays £3 to be a registered supporter or signs up as an affiliate supporter by 12 August. | Voting, on a one-member-one-vote basis, will be open to Labour members and anyone who pays £3 to be a registered supporter or signs up as an affiliate supporter by 12 August. |
| Honoured to be shortlisted to be Labour candidate for Mayor of London. Thank you to everyone for your support so far - now let's do this! | Honoured to be shortlisted to be Labour candidate for Mayor of London. Thank you to everyone for your support so far - now let's do this! |
| The winner will be announced alongside the party’s new leader and deputy over the weekend of 12 and 13 September. | The winner will be announced alongside the party’s new leader and deputy over the weekend of 12 and 13 September. |
| Only Labour candidate for Mayor proposing a cut in tube, train & bus fares - matters for inner Ldn but = crucial help for Outer London | Only Labour candidate for Mayor proposing a cut in tube, train & bus fares - matters for inner Ldn but = crucial help for Outer London |
| Labour’s acting leader, Harriet Harman, said hustings events would be open to the public. | Labour’s acting leader, Harriet Harman, said hustings events would be open to the public. |
| Wolmar: Delighted to be shortlisted. Now I'll recruit 10,000 supporters http://t.co/3yaWYmKXxn | Wolmar: Delighted to be shortlisted. Now I'll recruit 10,000 supporters http://t.co/3yaWYmKXxn |
| “Anybody resident in London who supports the Labour party can register to vote for who they want to see as the next Labour mayor,” she said. | “Anybody resident in London who supports the Labour party can register to vote for who they want to see as the next Labour mayor,” she said. |
| “Labour’s mayoral candidate will lead the fightback against the Tories on behalf of Londoners. Who we choose is crucial, and a decision that I want everybody to be involved in making.” | “Labour’s mayoral candidate will lead the fightback against the Tories on behalf of Londoners. Who we choose is crucial, and a decision that I want everybody to be involved in making.” |