Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, made a surprise visit to Croydon as part of the Labour General Election campaign.
Khan, who has been Mayor of London for one year, spoke to residents at Boxpark, with fellow Labour Elect for Croydon Central, Sarah Jones.
He addressed crowds as Labour published their manifesto on Tuesday (16 May).
The-46-year-old- tweeted:
Great energy here on the campaign trail in Croydon Central. Lots of support for our brilliant candidate Sarah Jones @LabourSJ. #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/3IVcVQ0rLU
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) May 16, 2017
After he attended Croydon College and spoke to students about the importance of registering to vote:
Great to speak to @CroydonCollege students with @LabourSJ about registering to vote. Deadline 22 May! 👇https://t.co/oFe4DCxyca #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/TjQLrTOWpK
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) May 16, 2017
The General Election was called by Prime Minister, Theresa May, as she challenged the opposition to “put forward” their plans for Brexit and “alternative plans for government”, letting the “people decide”.
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