“Change begins with this community” says Keir Starmer at his declaration. #GE2024

Lib Dems gain their first London seat of the night. Carshalton and Wallington. Bobby Deans was closely involved in the party’s past two mayoral campaigns #GE2024

IDS survives . The quiet man has turned up the volume again - benefiting from a Labour split #GE2024

Early days. No Labour gains from Tories yet in London. But Lib Dems have taken two from them. Clear they will be down to single figures in the capital. Previous low was 11 in 1997 #GE2024

Labour attempt to impose discipline backfires with victory for Jeremy Corbyn and the split which saved IDS in Chingford & Woodford Green #GE2024

Possible Labour wins big tonight with a similar share of the vote that Jeremy Corbyn lost with, Tony Travers tells BBC Radio London #GE2024

Only Tory gain of the night so far - in Leicester East - is at the expense of Rajesh Agrawal, until recently @sadiqkhan’s deputy mayor for business #GE2024

Chris Philp, Home Office minister, has held on in Croydon South. #GE2024

Wimbledon was Labour in the Blair years. Now Lib Dem. Won by Paul Kohler - who came to public prominence when he was the victim of a brutal robbery several years ago #GE2024

With victory in Finchley & Golders Green comes the electoral evidence that Labour under Keir Starmer has been seen to have grasped the nettle of anti-semitism #GE2024

Jeremy Hunt survives in Godalming & Ash by just 900 votes

Looks close in Chelsea & Fulham where minister for London Greg Hands is hoping to hang on. There’s a “bundle check” of ballot papers going on - not a full recount #GE2024

“We’ve got to have a serious conversation “ about what’s happened in London ( and elsewhere ) @peterfortune tells @bbcradiolondon as he wins by 302 votes - down from a majority of more than 20,000 #GE2024

Tories up to eight seats in London #GE2024

Tories currently have nine seats in London. Unless they win both Chelsea and Fulham and Uxbridge and South Ruislip it will be their worst showing in the capital  #GE2024

It looks like Minister for London Greg Hands has lost in Chelsea and Fulham #GE2024

What difference will it make having a Labour government and mayor? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Please see below a short statement confirming The Labour Party has dismissed the malicious allegation, which was the reason why I stood back from standing at the general election. I would like to thank everyone who have reached out to me and my family since the start of this

Former London Transport commissioner Lord Peter Hendy has been made Transport minister. Served with Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and then chaired London Legacy Development Authority under Sadiq Khan

Blimey, Government appoint another expert to a crucial Department. Where will it end? Fun fact. While at Uni, Hendy drove a bus on one of the very few routes then in private ownership, from Richmond station to the top of Richmond Hill.