London Headlines: First back female mayor elected in Lewisham
A south-east London borough has made history after it elected its first Black woman to serve as mayor.
Brenda Dacres ran for the Labour Party in Lewisham and won with 21,576 votes - more than half of the vote.
Brenda Dacres ran for the Labour Party in Lewisham and won with 21,576 votes - more than half of the vote.
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00:00 Thanks for watching, these are London's top stories.
00:05 A South East London borough has made history after it elected its first black woman to
00:09 serve as mayor. Brenda Dacres ran for the Labour Party in Lewisham and won with 21,576,000
00:18 votes.
00:20 Met Police Firearms Officer Martin Blake has been named as the man accused of murdering
00:25 Chris Cabba after a court anonymity order was lifted. The 24-year-old died from a gunshot
00:31 wound in a Met operation in Streatham on September 5th, 2022.
00:37 And finally, Londoners travelling into the capital this weekend could be faced with disruption
00:42 due to closures on the Tube and Rail services. Transport for London has asked Londoners to
00:48 check before they travel.
00:50 Head to Londonworld.com for more.
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