You cannot live in the best city in the world and have people living on the streets.

I would use the power of procurement, I would say if you want to do business with the mayor of London, you must pay your staff a London Living Wage.

How is it having more control if we have a recession as the Bank of England and IFS say?

I believe in neighbourhood policing. We also need to look at young people being radicalised.

London is a great city full of amazing people from all backgrounds and when Londoners face adversity, we always pull together. We stand up for our values. And we show the world. We are the greatest city in the world.

What London wants is a champion, a fighter for London. It doesn't want a patsy of George Osborne or David Cameron.

London had always been different. There is the old saying that Britain is ten years behind America, and the country as a whole is ten years behind London. If you have a Mayor of London working for jobs and growth and strong businesses, that is going to create opportunities for businesses and people in Burnley or Hull and places all over the UK.