Outcome hangs in the balance partly because new system requires voter ID, he warns shadow cabinet

Sadiq Khan told the Labour shadow cabinet this week that his re-election as London mayor “hangs in the balance” despite polls showing he is about 25 points ahead of his Conservative rival, Susan Hall.

The London mayor told Keir Starmer’s team that he was “under no illusions” he could lose against Hall in spite of his commanding lead, partly because the voting system has changed and new rules to require voter ID.

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