Sadiq Khan poised to be re-elected mayor of London

With just four of 14 constituencies declared, London’s Labour incumbent Mr Khan was leading with 350,453 votes to Conservative Susan Hall’s 165,301

Current Mayor of London and Labour party candidate Sadiq Khan with his wife Saadiya Khan and dog Luna. Picture PA Wire

Labour was closing in on a London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan on Saturday, as Keir Starmer claimed the Conservatives do not deserve power “for a moment longer”.

Rishi Sunak is meanwhile braced for the West Midlands mayoral election result, hoping incumbent Andy Street could hold on to power for the Conservatives.