Labour cannot rely on ‘core vote’ alone, warns Sadiq Khan

Labour can only win elections if it reaches beyond its own activists, Sadiq Khan has said in a clear message to party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The new mayor of London, who was signed in at a ceremony from which Mr Corbyn was notably absent, warned that appealing to “natural Labour voters” alone would not be enough to secure success.

Mr Khan secured an overwhelming victory over Tory Zac Goldsmith following a bitter campaign which saw his rival attempt to link him to Islamic extremists.