A guide to the key responsibilities of the London Mayor, ahead of the election on May 2. The candidates are: AMIN Femy Animal Welfare Party – People, Animals, Environment BINFACE Count Count Binface for Mayor of London BLACKIE Rob Liberal Democrat CAMPBELL Natalie Denise Independent COX Howard ReformUK – London Deserves Better GALLAGHER Amy Social Democratic Party GARBETT Zoë Green Party GHULATI Tarun Independent HALL Susan Mary The Conservative Party Candidate KHAN Sadiq Labour Party MICHLI Andreas Christoffi Independent ROSE Brian Benedict London Real Party – Transform London SCANLON Nick Britain First – No To Immigration
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00:00 The London Mayoral election is on May 2nd, but what actually are the responsibilities
00:05 of the Mayor? The first is transport. They are responsible for transport for London,
00:10 and have the power to set fares, which is where TfL gets the majority of its funding.
00:15 They also have certain powers over roads in the capital to a certain extent, for example the
00:21 congestion charge and the ultra low emission zones both came from the Mayor's office.
00:26 The Mayor has a degree of control over policing too. They set out how London is policed and
00:31 staffed as well as appointing the Met Police Commissioner and holding them to account.
00:36 Around 30% of the Met's budget comes from the Mayor, the rest comes from National Government.
00:42 When it comes to housing, the Mayor can set affordable home targets and work on them with
00:47 local authorities, but they do receive funding from the National Government as well. Then,
00:52 there is also a responsibility to support London's culture and creative industries.
00:57 For more on this, head to Londonworld.com