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Cecil, N. (2026, November 2). Why the Budget means Sadiq Khan will find fourth term as London mayor irresistible. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-win-fourth-term-london-mayor-tax-powers-brexit-b1303048.html
Cecil, Nicholas. “Why the Budget means Sadiq Khan will find fourth term as London mayor irresistible.” Evening Standard, 2 Nov. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-win-fourth-term-london-mayor-tax-powers-brexit-b1303048.html.
Cecil, Nicholas. “Why the Budget means Sadiq Khan will find fourth term as London mayor irresistible.” Evening Standard, November 2, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-win-fourth-term-london-mayor-tax-powers-brexit-b1303048.html.
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Chancellor John Healey's budget proposal includes support for Lord Sadiq Khan’s £20 million plan to bring cross-Channel trains to Stratford International Station in London. The budget also allows City Hall to boost borrowing by £10 billion to fund new infrastructure projects such as the Bakerloo line extension, the West London Orbital, and the DLR extension to Thamesmead. This funding could make Khan's fourth term as mayor of London more appealing, given recent voter surprises like the Brexit referendum and Reform UK’s narrow victory in Runcorn and Helsby by-elections. The success of these projects hinges on whether Khan decides to run for another term in 2028.
Never take voters for granted. They have sprung enough surprises on Britain in recent years.
That’s a lot of ribbon cutting pencilled into the diary in coming years.
But this looks significantly less likely than a week ago.
