Ross Lydall is City Hall Editor and Transport Editor at The Standard. He reports on the Mayor, Transport for London, City Hall politics, cycling, planes, trains and automobiles. In more than 20 years at The Standard, he has covered it all: Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, 7/7, the London Olympics, the covid pandemic and royal weddings. He was shortlisted as 2023 multimedia journalist of the year....
Ross Lydall is City Hall Editor and Transport Editor at The Standard. He reports on the Mayor, Transport for London, City Hall politics, cycling, planes, trains and automobiles. In more than 20 years at The Standard, he has covered it all: Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, 7/7, the London Olympics, the covid pandemic and royal weddings. He was shortlisted as 2023 multimedia journalist of the year.
Sadiq Khan tells Standard the scale of his re-election as mayor means PM was deluded to believe the country was not set for a Labour victory
Labour incumbent wins 1,088,225 votes – 275,828 more than his main rival, Tory candidate Susan Hall
Laurence Fox had already been barred from taking part in the London mayoral elections after submitting invalid nomination papers.
Labour incumbent outscores Tory Susan Hall in nine of the 14 constituencies declaring their results on Saturday
City Hall editor Ross Lydall looks at what the key factors are that could result in a relatively low-key campaign ending in a nail-biting finish
Revealed: A total 2,495,621 votes have been cast in the 2024 mayoral election - a turnout of 40.5%
Decided who to vote for yet? As the race to be London’s next mayor approaches the finish line, Ross Lydall looks at the current four leading candidates, and assesses how their policies — from transport to police — measure up
From Susan Hall admitting she was a ‘raver back in the day’ to doughnuts bearing Sadiq Khan’s face, Ross Lydall looks back at the highlights from the 2024 mayoral race
Turnout falls in Labour heartlands and rises in those favouring the Tories - suggesting result could be close run on Saturday night
The 14-year-old ‘was always full of happiness and joy and very much loved by everybody he came across’
Iced treats removed from sale prior to secret visit from vote-hungry mayor
Polling stations will remain open until 10pm on May 2
Sadiq Khan expressed concerns that a low turnout would benefit his Tory rival Susan Hall
Candidates row over leaked Hall comments on Met Police
‘I have a feeling that the really good people of London have had enough’ says the Tory candidate
London’s green candidate for mayor tells Ross Lydall the Tory campaign seems to have thrown in the towel
Sadiq Khan confirms he will expand the ‘MyEnds’ initiative run by his violence reduction unit from eight to 11 boroughs if he is reelected on Thursday
Exclusive: In interview with The Standard Susan Hall also calls for pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day to be banned
Mayoral candidate Natalie Campbell tells Ross Lydall about working for the royals, class in London and what the capital needs
Bid to seize control of Southeastern metro services and Great Northern trains
WrestleMania, which often attracts celebrity fans, is in its 40th year but has never been held in the UK