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Mayor links plan to connect Underground to broader efforts to improve telecoms in capital
Britain’s ruling party, especially as it looks north, has no chance of winning the mayorship of the capital
Mayor Sadiq Khan told he must accept ministerial demands, including higher fares, if he wants bailout
Yet a hustings last month saw candidates failing to attend, sending substitutes with patchy answers
Former Tory leadership contender says financial sector needs voice in Europe
Only a newcomer like Rory Stewart would campaign in London by inviting themselves over
Brexit party move could split Leave vote and hit Tory chances of a majority
Party aims for moderate who can strike a different tone with electorate
Senior Tory says Downing Street braced for embarrassment if he enters contest
Calibre of contenders suggests party’s lack of confidence in battle
After being braced for disaster in capital, thoughts turn to City Hall
‘Khan’s election makes me proud of my London origins, not because he is a Muslim but because most voters don’t care that he is’
Promise to freeze fares and fill funding gap through property increases TfL exposure to housing market
Notebook: It is right that London should prove that tolerance, and merit, still prevail
Property investors could absorb limits on rent increases, say experts
Too many expect a return to the accessible city of the 1970s with no compromise of today’s pomp
In-tray includes housing, transport and relationship with chancellor
The elections reveal a patchwork of cultural and regional divisions, writes Philip Stephens
First Muslim mayor of capital hails voters for choosing ‘hope over fear’
Muslim taking capital’s top job grabs global attention
Conservatives squabble over divisive tactics
Strategy in mayoral race made virtue of multiple identities
Continuity is the leading impulse for voters yet diffusion of power brings more texture and variety
Voter list error in Conservative stronghold could hand advantage to Labour
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