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Una Keating. Updated May 4, 2024
Long before a single vote is counted in the London mayoral race, reports of such a possibility conservative Winning shared by people who should know better.
was it what daily mailof Andrew Pierce.
The political editor of the BBC, Laura Kunsberg decided to give the rumor a boost.
It wasn’t even what you’d call close.
London has spoken
Sadiq Khan won a historic third term #London mayoral election As Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan 44%
Susan Hall. 33%Beats Susan Hall decisively with a 3.2% SWING online to Labour
Yes Susan Hall did even worse than that #SexistShaun Sean Bailey pic.twitter.com/XzOYGubYuH
— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) May 4, 2024
Here’s what London’s mayor-elect had to say.
Thank you, London. It is the honor of my life to serve the city I love.
Today is not about making history, but shaping our future.
And I will work relentlessly to shape a fairer, safer and greener city for every Londoner. pic.twitter.com/OQJVxGg6IB
– Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) May 4, 2024
Some people have vowed to leave town, with the usual right-wing commentators leading the way.
Congratulations to my dear friend SadiqKhan on his unprecedented re-election as Mayor of London for a third term in the face of a vicious campaign fueled by bigotry and misinformation
Several people have threatened to leave the country if he is re-elected – goodbye#Mayor of London
— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) May 4, 2024
Dan Wootton, here, threatens to leave London – albeit a fictional London that only exists in his head.
What an amazing bonus to @SadiqKhanA historic third term! pic.twitter.com/pDapHXGfBN
— Alex Andrew (@sturdyAlex) May 4, 2024
At least one has already set the wheels in motion.
Talk about ‘win-win’. pic.twitter.com/f7zU1gKe3c
— John O’Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) May 4, 2024
For many people, it was good to know that a Conservative campaign based on false claims had apparently failed.
Here’s how some of them responded.
1.
Even the people who don’t like Khan couldn’t vote for someone as deserving as Hall.
– Kath ✊ (@KathyBurke) May 4, 2024
2.
#London mayoral election
Our cockney is Nana
Our dinner lady.
lard on her apron
Sticky mint cards and clams line her pockets.
Susan Hall, we are in mourning.
Offering funk and porridge.
Now everyone in London will be stabbed and die of pure air.
You were the hairy virgin of London.
pic.twitter.com/K2jFb74LqP— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) May 4, 2024
3.
The most worrying thing about Susan Hall’s loss in the London mayoral election is the idea that being a massive racist and making up loads of lies might not actually win votes. #London mayoral election
— Parody Rishi Sunk (@Parody_PM) May 4, 2024
4.
Sadiq Khan may have won according to the vote count, but in the battle that matters, based on rumors started by a guy on Twitter called @anglosaxonprotectourstatues he lost by miles.
— Mark Steel (@mrmarksteel) May 4, 2024
5.
So basically all the “OMG you guys, it looks like Suzanne Hall might have beaten Sadiq Khan” nonsense was a deliberate lie spread by Tory client journalists just to distract from the Tories being made like fat bluefish, not so.#London mayoral election
— Mitch Benn (@MitchBenn) May 4, 2024
6.
If only all the people came to Twitter to say they hate #SadiqKhan Actually lives in London and could vote against him.
Most Londoners who have lived through his last two terms admire his dignity, love his policies, and are, by and large, very happy to have him back pic.twitter.com/h7JkyXgtzl
— Samuel West (@exitthelemming) May 4, 2024
7.
It’s lovely to see that despite all the desperate attempts to create class wars or “Awakening” vs “Anti-Awakening” and all that stupid nonsense… it has very little effect
The British are not as stupid as those in charge want them to be…
General election now
— Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) May 4, 2024
8.
Conservatives: This historic landslide defeat only proves that we need to go even further to the right.
— Exploding Heads (@Exploding_Heads) May 4, 2024
9.
Susan Hall to claim that a pickpocket stole all the votes she needed to win
— Toby Earle Threads tobyontv (@TobyonTV) May 4, 2024
10.
Rishi Sunk, Maggie Thatcher, Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Laura Kunsberg, Your Girl Got Beaten… #SadiqKhan
– Prof. Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) May 4, 2024
11.
Respect to the election workers who counted votes for the mayor of London, despite the extensive looting of the capital, the gun battles and the tank warfare
– Henry Mance (@henrymance) May 4, 2024
12.
And now we go live to Laura Kunsberg https://t.co/gc31ZLcBrC pic.twitter.com/ruMex57QsH
— Joe (@jrdzvl) May 4, 2024
13.
Sadiq Khan wins, racists return to crying ‘Londonistan’ and ‘feeling like a stranger in their own country’ for four more years.
— Fancy Brenda ️️⚧️ (They/She) (@SpillerOfTea) May 4, 2024
14.
If you can’t enjoy watching the failure of a racist election campaign of an incompetent, bigoted candidate riddled with misinformation, innuendo and outright lies promoted by a complicit press, where changing the voting rules hurt them spectacularly, then what can you enjoy? pic.twitter.com/WFQAc6aeHM
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) May 4, 2024
15.
Oh yes my favorite day in politics. Sadiq Khan is re-elected and the worst people have a complete meltdown #gemonocalypse #London mayoral election pic.twitter.com/El9KVv9FyW
— Dave ❄️ (@mrdavemacleod) May 4, 2024
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Looks like Laurence Fox is moving to Midsomer. I’ll give him two months before he gets banned from the pub and another month before the blacksmith kills him. And all because Sadiq Khan won again. pic.twitter.com/cSUamcPYYM
— Paul (@PaulOnBooks) May 4, 2024
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To be honest, I don’t know on what planet the Tories thought that Susan Hall, who is actually Andrea Leadsom playing a drugged schoolgirl in a pantomime, was going to win the election to run one of the world’s biggest cities. It’s really weird, bordering on crazy.
— Brendan May (@bmay) May 4, 2024
