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Khan Warns Voters: Avoid Protest Councils, Focus on Delivery

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan warns voters against swapping solid local councils for protest-driven ones, urging them to judge councils on their track record. He admits Labours progress on child poverty and renters rights hasnt impressed everyone, but advises against challenging Starmer, focusing on delivery over drama locally and globally.

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Khan Warns Voters: Avoid Protest Councils, Focus on Delivery

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On April 8, London mayor Sadiqan gets why some former labor supporters are eyeing greens or reform UK ahead of the May 7 elections. He's warning folks they might regret swapping out solid local councils for protest-driven ones. Khan's pushing voters to judge councils on their track record over the last 20 months. Not just national gripes with the labor government. Labor is bracing for a rough ride in London's 32 boroughs and beyond, with forecasts showing losses to greens and independence in the inner. City, plus reform, picking up seats on the outskirts. Khan admits the government's progress on child poverty, and renters rights hasn't wowed everyone yet. Khan's telling labor MPs to chill on any starmer challenges, calling it naval gazing that voters won't reward, especially with global chaos like. Ukraine intentions over Iran. He sees the UK as a sea of calm compared to the US or France. On foreign policy, Khan slammed Donald Trump's threats against Iran as offensive.

Questioned the legal bases for US and Israeli actions there, and... ...backed Prime Minister Starmer's call to limit UK base use to defensive support only, drawing lessons from past wars like Iraq. As these elections heat up, Khan's message is clear, stick to delivery over drama, locally and globally to keep things moving forward without the regrets.

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