Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan will also create a new commission to investigate the effects of decriminalising cannabis in the capital if re-elected (Getty Images)
Khan has promised to lobby the government for an extra £159m a year for police spending, which would go toward a planned 6,000 new Metropolitan Police officers.
Khan and Met Commissioner Cressida Dick believe London should get more than a quarter of Boris Johnson’s 2019 election manifesto promise of 20,000 more police officers in England and Wales.
The incumbent mayor’s manifesto also pledges to spend £187m in technology that will help the Met “make policing more efficient and safe”, with an emphasis on systems to help deal with “serious and organised crime, online fraud and cybercrime”.
Why is Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a wheelchair?
Jennifer Roback
Updated: Apr 30 2021, 14:36 ET
Jennifer Roback
REPUBLICAN Greg Abbott as been governor of Texas for nearly six years.
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Why is Governor Greg Abbott in a wheelchair?
Abbott has been in a wheelchair since he was 26 when a freak accident paralyzed him from the waist down.
Back in July 1984, Abbott was jogging after a storm and an oak tree fell on him, causing him to need two steel rods implanted into his spine and undergo extensive rehab at the TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, TX.
According to his website, the recovery process reminded him of his life lessons including perseverance. The accident has not stopped Abbott from having a successful career in politics.
Adriana Diaz, SEO reporter
Updated: 17:10 ET, Apr 29 2021
TEXAS Senator Ted Cruz has admitted he is not from Texas or named Ted.
The politician has addressed these discrepancies that have puzzled voters.
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What is Ted Cruz s real name?
Ted Cruz s legal name is Rafael Edward Cruz, after his father.
In his 2015 autobiography, “A Time for Truth,” Cruz admitted that he chose to stop going by Rafael when he was 13 years old.
He was living in Houston by then and commonly went by the nickname Felito.
Cruz wrote that “The problem with that name was that it seemed to rhyme with every major corn chip on the market. Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos a fact that other young children were quite happy to point out.