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| UK elections: Sadiq Khan 'has won' London mayoral race - live updates | UK elections: Sadiq Khan 'has won' London mayoral race - live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 7.31pm BST | |
| 19:31 | |
| BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson has been in touch to say that since he posted his tweet (see 5.59pm) he has now found a Tory prepared to defend Zac Goldsmith’s campaign. She is Kemi Badenoch, a Conservative member of the London assembly. She told: | |
| The narrative of this being a dog whistle campaign is from his enemies. There’s nothing [Zac] said that wasn’t true and there’s so much else that he said about TfL and investment and it just seemed to fly over people’s heads. | |
| 7.13pm BST | |
| 19:13 | |
| Bill de Blasio, the Democratic and leftish mayor of New York, has congratulated Sadiq Khan on his victory in London. | |
| Sending congratulations to London's new Mayor and fellow affordable housing advocate, @SadiqKhan. Look forward to working together! | |
| Updated | |
| at 7.15pm BST | |
| 7.10pm BST | |
| 19:10 | |
| Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, has also congratulated Sadiq Khan. They are close allies; Khan ran Miliband’s leadership campaign. | |
| Congratulations @SadiqKhan. You will be an outstanding Mayor of London. Your positive vision & dignity beat a campaign of fear and division. | |
| 7.09pm BST | |
| 19:09 | |
| Labour is claiming victory in London. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, has congratulated Sadiq Khan on his victory. | |
| Congratulations @SadiqKhan. Can't wait to work with you to create a London that is fair for all! #YesWeKhan pic.twitter.com/FqRjfY1xNT | |
| 7.06pm BST | |
| 19:06 | |
| Former Tory chair Lady Warsi attacks Goldsmith's 'appalling dog whistle campaign' | |
| Lady Warsi, the former Conservative party chairman, has joined those in her party attacking Zac Goldsmith’s divisive and racially charged campaign against Sadiq Khan. She says the “appalling dog whistle campaign” cost the party the election and its credibility on race issues. | |
| Interestingly, she attacks Goldsmith (and presumably CCHQ’s decision to endorse the campaign – David Cameron was quite happy to use PMQs to amplify Goldsmith’s anti-Khan attack lines) by invoking Margaret Thatcher, claiming the Goldsmith campaign betrayed the spirit of Thatcher’s St Francis of Assisi remarks. | |
| (In truth, Thatcher herself was not particularly good at living up to her ‘may we bring harmony’ pledge.) | |
| Lessons for us @Conservatives to learn about campaigning after awful #LondonMayor2016 1."Where there is discord, may we bring harmony"." | |
| 2."Where there is error, may we bring truth."3."And where there is despair, may we bring hope"Mrs Ts advice needed as much today as 1979 | |
| Our appalling dog whistle campaign for #LondonMayor2016 lost us the election, our reputation & credibility on issues of race and religion. | |
| Updated | |
| at 7.33pm BST | |
| 6.54pm BST | 6.54pm BST |
| 18:54 | 18:54 |
| Sadiq Khan is planning to stand down as MP for Tooting following his election as London mayor. | Sadiq Khan is planning to stand down as MP for Tooting following his election as London mayor. |
| As the BBC’s Lewis Goodall points out, that means an interesting byelection is in the offing. | As the BBC’s Lewis Goodall points out, that means an interesting byelection is in the offing. |
| As Sadiq looks like he's won, for Jeremy Corbyn, behind every silver lining, lurks a cloud #byelection #marginal pic.twitter.com/pLeE23mAAm | As Sadiq looks like he's won, for Jeremy Corbyn, behind every silver lining, lurks a cloud #byelection #marginal pic.twitter.com/pLeE23mAAm |
| https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/728639276569767936 | https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/728639276569767936 |
| 6.50pm BST | 6.50pm BST |
| 18:50 | 18:50 |
| All 14 first-past-the-post seats in the London assembly have now counted. Labour won nine of them (one gain from 2012, Merton & Wandsworth, from the Conservatives), and the Conservatives won five (down one). | All 14 first-past-the-post seats in the London assembly have now counted. Labour won nine of them (one gain from 2012, Merton & Wandsworth, from the Conservatives), and the Conservatives won five (down one). |
| The share of the vote in these seats was: | The share of the vote in these seats was: |
| Labour: 43.5% - up 1.3% | Labour: 43.5% - up 1.3% |
| Conservatives: 31.1% - down 1.6% | Conservatives: 31.1% - down 1.6% |
| Greens: 9.1% - up 0.5% | Greens: 9.1% - up 0.5% |
| Ukip: 7.6% - up 3.3% | Ukip: 7.6% - up 3.3% |
| Lib Dems: 7.5% - down 1.3% | Lib Dems: 7.5% - down 1.3% |
| 6.39pm BST | 6.39pm BST |
| 18:39 | 18:39 |
| With 31 police and commissioners now elected, the current line-up is: | With 31 police and commissioners now elected, the current line-up is: |
| Conservatives - 17 | Conservatives - 17 |
| Labour - 11 | Labour - 11 |
| Independent - 3 | Independent - 3 |
| 6.37pm BST | 6.37pm BST |
| 18:37 | 18:37 |
| Here is Sadiq Khan arriving at City Hall earlier. | Here is Sadiq Khan arriving at City Hall earlier. |
| 6.35pm BST | 6.35pm BST |
| 18:35 | 18:35 |
| This is from the BBC’s Susana Mendonca. | This is from the BBC’s Susana Mendonca. |
| All quiet in the chamber now but this is where the result will be announced #LondonMayor2016 @BBCRadioLondon @Eds30 pic.twitter.com/pdxSassRZ7 | All quiet in the chamber now but this is where the result will be announced #LondonMayor2016 @BBCRadioLondon @Eds30 pic.twitter.com/pdxSassRZ7 |
| 6.32pm BST | 6.32pm BST |
| 18:32 | 18:32 |
| Sky’s political editor Faisal Islam is also saying Sadiq Khan has now definitely won the London mayoral contest. | Sky’s political editor Faisal Islam is also saying Sadiq Khan has now definitely won the London mayoral contest. |
| I make it impossible now mathematically for @SadiqKhan not to be the new @MayorofLondon and so does Michael Thrasher | I make it impossible now mathematically for @SadiqKhan not to be the new @MayorofLondon and so does Michael Thrasher |
| 6.31pm BST | 6.31pm BST |
| 18:31 | 18:31 |
| Here is a list of people who have been already elected to the Northern Ireland assembly. Counting is still going on. | Here is a list of people who have been already elected to the Northern Ireland assembly. Counting is still going on. |
| ANTRIM EAST David Hilditch - DUP | ANTRIM EAST David Hilditch - DUP |
| ANTRIM SOUTH | ANTRIM SOUTH |
| Paul Girvan - DUP | Paul Girvan - DUP |
| BELFAST EAST Joanne Bunting - DUP Naomi Long - Alliance | BELFAST EAST Joanne Bunting - DUP Naomi Long - Alliance |
| BELFAST NORTH Gerry Kelly - SF | BELFAST NORTH Gerry Kelly - SF |
| BELFAST SOUTH Mairtin O Muilleoir - SF | BELFAST SOUTH Mairtin O Muilleoir - SF |
| BELFAST WEST Gerry Carroll - People Alex Maskey - SF | BELFAST WEST Gerry Carroll - People Alex Maskey - SF |
| DOWN NORTH Gordon Dunne - DUP Alex Easton - DUP | DOWN NORTH Gordon Dunne - DUP Alex Easton - DUP |
| DOWN SOUTH Jim Wells - DUP | DOWN SOUTH Jim Wells - DUP |
| FERMANAGH & SOUTH TYRONE Arlene Foster - DUP Lord Maurice Morrow - DUP | FERMANAGH & SOUTH TYRONE Arlene Foster - DUP Lord Maurice Morrow - DUP |
| LONDONDERRY EAST Maurice Bradley - DUP | LONDONDERRY EAST Maurice Bradley - DUP |
| NEWRY & ARMAGH Cathal Boylan - SF Megan Fearon - SF William Irwin - DUP | NEWRY & ARMAGH Cathal Boylan - SF Megan Fearon - SF William Irwin - DUP |
| STRANGFORD Michelle McIlveen - DUP Mike Nesbitt - UUP | STRANGFORD Michelle McIlveen - DUP Mike Nesbitt - UUP |
| ULSTER MID Linda Dillon - SF Patsy McGlone - SDLP Ian Milne - SF Michelle O’Neill - SF | ULSTER MID Linda Dillon - SF Patsy McGlone - SDLP Ian Milne - SF Michelle O’Neill - SF |
| UPPER BANN Carla Lockhart - DUP | UPPER BANN Carla Lockhart - DUP |
| 6.22pm BST | 6.22pm BST |
| 18:22 | 18:22 |
| The turnout in London for the assembly elections has been 45.6% - up 7.6% on 2012. | The turnout in London for the assembly elections has been 45.6% - up 7.6% on 2012. |
| 6.19pm BST | 6.19pm BST |
| 18:19 | 18:19 |
| John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has said the elections have been a “remarkable success” for Labour. | |
| I think we’ve had a remarkable success. | I think we’ve had a remarkable success. |
| Pundits were predicting we’d be losing hundreds of seats and we haven’t, in fact we have gained many. | Pundits were predicting we’d be losing hundreds of seats and we haven’t, in fact we have gained many. |
| We’ve held on to councils we’ve targeted. It looks as though we’re going to take London, we’re going to take GLA (Greater London Authority) seats as well. So, no, overall I think the record’s been impressive. | We’ve held on to councils we’ve targeted. It looks as though we’re going to take London, we’re going to take GLA (Greater London Authority) seats as well. So, no, overall I think the record’s been impressive. |
| But he did say that the result in Scotland was “sad” and that it would take the party “years to recover” there. | But he did say that the result in Scotland was “sad” and that it would take the party “years to recover” there. |
| Updated | |
| at 7.01pm BST | |
| 6.13pm BST | 6.13pm BST |
| 18:13 | 18:13 |
| Unison leader Dave Prentis says Corbyn's Labour critics should 'back off' | Unison leader Dave Prentis says Corbyn's Labour critics should 'back off' |
| Like his fellow union leader Tim Roache (see 5.58pm) Dave Prentis, the Unison general secretary, wants Labour MPs to rally behind Jeremy Corbyn. | Like his fellow union leader Tim Roache (see 5.58pm) Dave Prentis, the Unison general secretary, wants Labour MPs to rally behind Jeremy Corbyn. |
| This has been a tough night for Labour - especially in Scotland, but the results are at least better than many had predicted. | This has been a tough night for Labour - especially in Scotland, but the results are at least better than many had predicted. |
| Labour now has to get back to focusing on the issues that matter to working people, and on getting rid of this government at the next general election. | Labour now has to get back to focusing on the issues that matter to working people, and on getting rid of this government at the next general election. |
| Public sector workers aren’t interested in Labour politicians bickering in TV studios or in those who think that politics is a game. The baying hounds from across the party must now back off. | Public sector workers aren’t interested in Labour politicians bickering in TV studios or in those who think that politics is a game. The baying hounds from across the party must now back off. |
| 6.08pm BST | 6.08pm BST |
| 18:08 | 18:08 |
| Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has expressed confidence she will be returned as Northern Ireland’s first minister. As the votes continue to be counted across Northern Ireland, Foster said her party was on course to again emerge as the region’s largest party. | Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has expressed confidence she will be returned as Northern Ireland’s first minister. As the votes continue to be counted across Northern Ireland, Foster said her party was on course to again emerge as the region’s largest party. |
| I am confident that I will be the first minister of Northern Ireland,” she said after topping the poll in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. | I am confident that I will be the first minister of Northern Ireland,” she said after topping the poll in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.14pm BST | at 6.14pm BST |
| 6.02pm BST | 6.02pm BST |
| 18:02 | 18:02 |
| The former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has paid tribute to Kirsty Williams following her decision to stand down as the party’s leader in Wales. | The former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has paid tribute to Kirsty Williams following her decision to stand down as the party’s leader in Wales. |
| .@Kirsty_Williams has been a brilliant & formidable leader. Head & shoulders above other party leaders in Wales. Thanks for all you've done. | .@Kirsty_Williams has been a brilliant & formidable leader. Head & shoulders above other party leaders in Wales. Thanks for all you've done. |
| 5.59pm BST | 5.59pm BST |
| 17:59 | 17:59 |
| BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson says he is finding it hard to find any Tories at City Hall willing to defend Zac Goldsmith’s campaign. | BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson says he is finding it hard to find any Tories at City Hall willing to defend Zac Goldsmith’s campaign. |
| Any London Conservatives who *do* want to defend Zac Goldsmith's campaign? City Hall just full of Tories saying they're disgusted with him. | Any London Conservatives who *do* want to defend Zac Goldsmith's campaign? City Hall just full of Tories saying they're disgusted with him. |
| 5.58pm BST | 5.58pm BST |
| 17:58 | 17:58 |
| GMB leader says Corbyn has a year or so to show Labour can do better | GMB leader says Corbyn has a year or so to show Labour can do better |
| Tim Roache, the general secretary of the GMB, has said that Labour “should be winning hundreds of seats” at this stage in the electoral cycle. But he said Jeremy Corbyn’s critics should give Corbyn a year or so to show the party can do better. Roache told the BBC: | Tim Roache, the general secretary of the GMB, has said that Labour “should be winning hundreds of seats” at this stage in the electoral cycle. But he said Jeremy Corbyn’s critics should give Corbyn a year or so to show the party can do better. Roache told the BBC: |
| We’re at the stage when we should be winning hundreds of seats. But I don’t think that’s just about Corbyn you know. People won’t vote for a divided Labour party. Therefore those on the right of the party - or place them where you like - who are pushing against Corbyn, I don’t think they’re doing themselves a service, they’re certainly not doing the party a service and most importantly, from the GMB union perspective, they’re not doing working people a service at all. It’s about time they rallied behind Corbyn. And let’s give it a go. | We’re at the stage when we should be winning hundreds of seats. But I don’t think that’s just about Corbyn you know. People won’t vote for a divided Labour party. Therefore those on the right of the party - or place them where you like - who are pushing against Corbyn, I don’t think they’re doing themselves a service, they’re certainly not doing the party a service and most importantly, from the GMB union perspective, they’re not doing working people a service at all. It’s about time they rallied behind Corbyn. And let’s give it a go. |
| Let’s give it a go for a year or so. Who knows what might happen. Leicester City won the Premier League only the other day. Who knows. | Let’s give it a go for a year or so. Who knows what might happen. Leicester City won the Premier League only the other day. Who knows. |