London mayoral candidates on why they're best for the role
The four candidates hoping to be voted into the London mayoral office next month have set out what they can bring to the capital. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 You have the least political experience of the four.
00:03 What do you think you could bring to London?
00:06 I'm used to facing really difficult problems.
00:08 I started my career saving elephants in Africa,
00:11 and I've launched a campaign to take on Vladimir Putin
00:15 in Russia against Russian censorship.
00:17 I think I can solve the big problems for London.
00:20 I think it's probably the first time
00:21 that saving elephants in Africa
00:22 has been compared to being London mayor.
00:25 Now, Sadiq, you may well, I don't know,
00:27 suffer from voter apathy
00:28 because you've been in the job for eight years.
00:31 Do you think Londoners deserve a refresh at the top?
00:34 I think this election is a close two horse race
00:36 between me and the Tory cabinet,
00:39 and the choice couldn't be more stark.
00:41 A vote for me is a vote for free school meals for our children.
00:44 A vote for me is for affordable transport,
00:47 for extra police and extra youth clubs,
00:50 for more council homes,
00:52 but also as somebody who unites our communities
00:54 and stands up for our diversity.
00:56 If you believe in a fairer, greener London,
01:00 vote for me on May the 2nd.
01:01 Okay, to you, Susan.
01:03 Sadiq has previously accused you
01:04 of running a Trumpian-like disinformation campaign,
01:07 and actually this morning,
01:09 Labour seems to say that they want you prosecuted
01:11 over some of the parts of your campaign,
01:15 specifically a leaflet which went through some voters' doors.
01:19 What would be your response to that?
01:20 Well, let's look at it.
01:21 This is paper mile.
01:23 Sadiq Khan says he's not going to bring in paper mile,
01:26 but Sadiq Khan also said
01:28 he would never bring in the EULA's expansion,
01:31 and look what happened there.
01:33 And that has caused so much hardship
01:35 for families that simply cannot afford to replace their cars.
01:39 If they think that is bad enough,
01:41 if we bring in paper mile,
01:43 or if Sadiq Khan brings in paper mile,
01:45 everybody will be paying.
01:47 And if you look at the evidence,
01:48 it's in his book, page 186, "Unreliably Informed."
01:52 He talks about it.
01:53 So it is not nonsense.
01:55 He will bring it in.
01:56 I'm going to wrap you now, Susan.
01:57 He will bring it in.
01:58 You've had your 30 seconds.
01:59 And I know, Sadiq, you will have a chance
02:00 to talk about years later on in this programme.
02:02 Now, Zoe, there is no second vote,
02:05 because voting rules have changed.
02:07 Do you think that will help or hinder the Greens?
02:09 I think that people need to vote
02:11 for what they believe in in this election.
02:12 The Greens have stood on a really strong platform.
02:15 We've been talking about affordability,
02:16 of workers' rights, of the rights of renters,
02:19 and if that's what people believe in,
02:20 that's what they need to vote for this election,