There’s 16 days to go until the London elections and Labour is comfortably in the lead. But is Sadiq Khan now feeling the heat? Perusing Twitter/X this morning, Mr S could not help but notice a new account has sprung up, under the name of ‘London Tory Fact Check’. Its bio reads simply ‘Exposing London Tory lies all day, every day’ and its cover image bears the name of London Labour’s regional director.
Such tactics are usually considered part and parcel of normal political life. But Khan has form for being holier-than-thou on such matters. Back in 2020, he publicly attacked the Conservatives for spreading ‘fake news masquerading as “facts”‘ after the party set up their own fact-checking website. The Mayor’s then spokesman urged the Tories to take down their site and accused the party of ‘masquerading’ as fact-checkers. So why the sudden change of heart now?
Mr S asked Sadiq’s team but, alas, answer came there none.
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