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“I promise to strain every sinew, help build a better and brighter future for London, after the dark days of the pandemic and to create a greener, fairer and safer city for all Londoners, to get the opportunities they need to fulfil their potential.
“I am proud to have won an overwhelming mandate today.”
The result will be a glimmer of hope for the Labour Party, after it received a drubbing in local elections in England, losing control of a host of councils and a humiliating defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.
The Conservatives Shaun Bailey speaks after Labour s Sadiq Khan was declared as the next mayor of London
A Labour supporter campaigning for Sadiq Khan to become Mayor of London appeared to break strict Electoral Commission rules - after handing out leaflets outside a polling station.
The activist was captured on film at Overland Children s Centre in Bow, London where members of the public were queuing to cast their votes.
Leaflets clearly showing Mr Khan s face were given to people at the end of the long line as they waited to get their ballot papers.
A spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission told MailOnline this afternoon: Parties and candidates are allowed to campaign on polling day, but not within the perimeters of a polling station.