Splendid afternoon as a ringer for a cricket match at Charterhouse School.

Two wickets in two balls and a PB of 11 with the bat too 🏏

What’s the collective noun for a group of Metro Mayors again??

Oh that’s it: A Labour of Mayors! 🌹

London is red! 🌹
West Midlands is red! 🌹
East Midlands is red! 🌹
Greater Manchester is red! 🌹
Liverpool is red! 🌹
North East is red! 🌹
North Yorkshire is red! 🌹
West Yorkshire is red! 🌹
South Yorkshire is red! 🌹

A superb day for our metro mayors!!! 🌹

Thrilled that Sadiq Khan has been re-elected for a third term! 🥳

With an increased majority too! From cleaner air to free school meals, he’s done a smashing job and I’m proud the people of London have backed him so loudly and clearly! 🌹

Wolverhampton Result for West Mids Mayor:

Parker: 48.7% (+5.8)
Street: 34.2% (-13.5)

9.65% Swing
Parker needs 4.5% overall.

It was heartbreaking yesterday encountering voters who told me they couldn’t vote because they didn’t have any form of ID.

People shouldn’t be disenfranchised from voting because of a lack of documentation.

A reminder that there were only 6 cases of electoral fraud in 2019.

Spent the evening getting the Labour vote out for Sadiq Khan in Arsenal ward! 🗳️🌹

A big day of campaigning across Islington on polling day.

Local people have the chance to vote Labour in Hillrise, as well as for the Mayor of London and London Assembly.

Don’t waste your chance!

Round two done in Hillrise ward! 🌹🗳️

First round done in Hillrise ward where we have a council by-election for Ollie Steadman in addition to the Mayoral and Assembly elections! 🗳️

Remember to use all your votes to #VoteLabour ! 🌹

I love polling day and I’m looking forward to hitting the doorsteps and speaking to voters, hoping they will #VoteLabour 🌹

I’ve previously blogged why I think today is when the Labour movement is at its best.

Let’s make the #LocalElections count! 🗳️
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That’s a wrap! After 7 1/2 years, today is my last day working at City Hall (no April Fools this time!) 😅

Genuinely been a huge pleasure working in the Labour Group. Plus captaining the Cricket Club and Assistant Branch Sec of GLA Unison, it has been a real honour.

Onwards!

Horses bolting through central London…

Big Ben’s clock stops working…

What’s next? 😬

Awesome to have the UEFA Men’s Champions League trophy in City Hall today! I’m looking forward to Wolves winning it in 2042! ⚽️😉