Hailey Bieber fans 'alarmed' by message to Justin during his public breakdown as they say 'she doesn't care about him' | 9MAW5C2 | 2024-05-01 13:08:01
HAILEY Bieber has shocked fans with her response to an emotional post from her husband.
The model replied to a clip of Justin Bieber, 30, breaking down in tears, but many people were shocked by her reaction.
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Reacting in the comment section, Victoria's Secret model Hailey simply wrote, "A pretty crier," along with a crying emoji.
On Reddit, many of the couple's fans we gobsmacked by Hailey's unemotional comment,
"I can't be the only one who is alarmed at the way Hailey commented on Justin's recent post.
"To see your husband post pictures of him in the middle of a breakdown and to comment 'a pretty crier' is just so weird to me," the original poster wrote.
"She doesn't care about him, she likes to see him not doing well so she can control him and these pictures of him crying are the truth out of everything he posted for me.
"This man is crying and asking for help… All the pictures where he smiles look fake. He needs help He needs to be free…" one person said in response.
"She doesn't give a f**k about him. I think she likes when he's down bad, so she can have power over him…" a third social media user theorized.
"Yeah I thought it was rude. I hope he knows it was rude too," said a fourth.
FESTIVAL FLOP
Before Hailey's comment, she and Justin made a rare public appearance together at Coachella.
Justin shared an adorable video of himself and Hailey, but some fans thought they were just playing it up for the cameras.
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One social sleuth suggested they'd spent most of the festival apart, hanging out away from each other with their own friendship groups.
"Every time they appear together, we can see that they are both miserable together, and their acting is very bad to prove otherwise, and this silence does not bode well at all," the user added.
Others chimed in, with one replying, "Even tho it has been confirmed TIME AND TIME AGAIN… Hailey and Justin's relationship is slowly coming to an end."
SURVEY SAYS
Alongside fan theories about Hailey and Justin's relationship – and the speculation that divorce may be on the cards – insiders close to the celebrity couple have also given an insight.
"He acts like a needy kid all the time and she's constantly having to apologize for him and try to get him to act like an adult," one insider told Radar.
The source added that Hailey was over Justin's "needy kid tendencies" and "immature behavior," after she was reportedly mortified during an event for her skincare and makeup brand, Rhode,
For the big outing, Hailey wore a figure-hugging bright red cocktail dress, while Justin wore a hoodie pulled tight around his face with a backward balaclava balanced over his head.
"Every time they appear together, we can see that they are both miserable together, and their acting is very bad to prove otherwise, and this silence does not bode well at all," the source shared.
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Hailey Bieber shares shirtless pic of husband Justin looking serious after singer's getaway to the Bahamas | 9MAW5C2 | 2024-05-01 13:08:01
HAILEY Bieber has hinted that everything is fine between her and her husband, Justin, by sharing a shirtless photo of the singer.
Chatter has been swirling about the couple's relationship as they've been spending more time apart.
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However, on Monday, the model attempted to debunk the rumors by posting a shirtless pic of the Baby singer on her Instagram Stories.
She captured Justin sitting on a boat with his chest, arms, and back tattoos exposed.
The performer covered his dirty blond locks with a red bandana and looked serious while focusing on his phone.
Hailey appeared to be lounging beside him when she took the shot.
BAHAMAS WITH THE BOYS
Hours earlier, Justin's friends shared photos from their island vacation, and the Sorry singer looked to be enjoying his time away.
The carousel of pics included Justin smiling on the golf course, in the water, relaxing in the hot tub, and getting breakfast with his three pals.
Fans immediately noticed that Hailey wasn't on the trip and pointed it out in an online thread.
The original poster wrote, alongside photos from the trip, "I knew that Hailey wasn't in the Bahamas."
"They're spending an awful lot of time apart," said another.
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"I still think they're not together. Even when they were at Coachella we saw them together for like 10 seconds. Then after that Justin was by himself, plus they arrived separately like they always do. He looks happy being with his friends, and playing sports," a third observed.
Justin's upbeat mood was a major shift from the day before, as the Grammy Award winner posted and deleted photos of himself crying on Instagram.
The solo pics of the star showed him staring at the camera with tears running down his cheeks.
"100% sure she's gonna go with the Kardashian clan," one fan asserted in an online thread.
"She won't pass the chance to make an appearance and make people talk. Not so sure about Justin [though]," they added.
"She'll probably go with [Kendall]. I highly doubt Justin is going to attend," another guessed.
Others also stated that Justin doesn't seem to want to be bothered to go to the star-studded fashion event and would rather skip it.
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Huge Hollywood A-lister looks unrecognisable with grey buzz cut at awards show 27 years after iconic role | 9MAW5C2 | 2024-05-01 13:08:01
THIS HOLLYWOOD star looked completely unrecognisable with a grey buzz cut as he attended the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute on Saturday.
The actor, 60, stepped out for the annual ceremony in Hollywood, as they celebrated fellow actress Nicole Kidman.
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The star looked in good spirits as he posed on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre before taking to the stage to hand out an award.
Many fans may need to do a double take as it's none other than Austin Powers icon Mike Myers.
Mike – who is best know for eponymous title character as well as his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil in the satirical spy comedy – looked dapper in black tuxedo.
The Wayne's World star was rocking a silver fox look with a short grey hair do and a stubble beard.
Mike was in good company and joined by Top Gear actor Miles Teller, 37, at the star-studded ceremony.
The American star – who voiced Shrek and The Cat In The Hat – estimated net worth is reportedly $200million, according to the International Business Times.
He's amassed his fortune by starring in several top-grossing films over the last 25 years, including the Austin Powers and Wayne's World franchises.
Mike previously refused to rule out a fourth Austin Powers movie.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, he simply said about another film: "I don't know.
"I'm gonna put a big, firm, written maybe on that."
Later that year, he said: "I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of such a project, should it exist or not exist."
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The star is married to Kelly Tisdale, a scenic artist who works in the entertainment industry.
In 2011, a year after their wedding, Kelly gave birth to their first child, a son named Spike.
Their daughter, Sunday, was born in 2014, and their youngest child Paulina was born in 2015.
Back in 2014, while on The David Letterman Show, Mike explained the reasoning behind his middle child's name.
"Me and my wife, Kelly, hate Sunday — I'm not even kidding — and we wanted to turn it around and make it a good thing."
Mike has been hugely successful in his career – winning seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Jelly Roll fans slam Stagecoach lineup & say star 'should've headlined' after surprising crowd with iconic rapper friend | 9MAW5C2 | 2024-05-01 13:08:01
RAPPER-turned-country singer Jelly Roll has made fans slam the Stagecoach Country Music Festival after delivering a crowd-pleasing set.
Over the weekend, headliners such as Eric Church, 46, Miranda Lambert, 40, and Morgan Wallen, 30, performed at Stagecoach.
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This past Friday, the Wild Ones hitmaker performed for the audience in Indio, California.
Before Eric headlined the T-Mobile Mane Stage, the music superstar played his songs in front of the crowd.
During the show, the Beautifully Broken artist brought guests T-Pain and Maddie & Tae onto the stage.
Today, Jelly Roll, 39, uploaded footage from his Stagecoach performance onto Instagram.
In the behind-the-scenes snippet, the singer showed off the tatted designs on his face as he donned a short-sleeved denim vest with a black T-shirt.
"This is my first Stagecoach! I am nervous! I am excited!" he said.
"I'm all the emotions you can feel! Let's go, baby!"
"First Stagecoach was one for the books," the music star captioned the post.
THE COMMENTS
In the comments section, critics slammed the country music fest for not including the star as a headliner, instead making him a "supportive act."
"Thank God Jelly actually did a headliner-worthy performance while [Eric Church] put even the boomers to sleep!" one critic noted.
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"Should've been Friday night's headliner!! Had that stage and the crowd lit!" another critic pointed out.
"Headliner of that day in my eyes," a third critic mentioned.
"You killed it Jelly! Best set of the night! Hands down!" a fourth person wrote.
"The absolute best!! Gave us chills and we can't wait to see you next year headlining!" a commentator chimed.
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HITTING HIS GOALS
Before Jelly performed at SatgeCoach for the first time, he also celebrated two major achievements in mid-April.
During the CMA Triple Play Awards, he picked up the win for his three number 1 songs: Son Of A Sinner, Need A Favor, and Save Me.
He donned an all-black ensemble with a matching jacket, T-shirt, and pants.
Jelly completed the leather look with a backward baseball cap and a silver chain around his neck.
"This means a lot to me because if you're a sweet old lady and you see me at the grocery store and ask me what I do for a living, I realized without hesitation that I would say 'I'm a songwriter,'" he said
"I think it's the most important thing I do.
"I believe songwriting is what got the platform to have these moments," Jelly closed with.
Around the same time, the musician revealed to People that he dropped about 70 pounds.
"I'm doing two to three miles a day, four to six days a week," he shared.
"I'm doing 20 to 30 minutes in the sauna, six minutes in a cold plunge every day. I'm eating healthy right now."
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Urgent warning for Android users over bug that can empty your bank account | X8Y054R | 2024-05-01 11:08:01
The Chrome browser is popular with Android users (Picture: Getty)
Android owners who use the Chrome app for browsing online have been warned about a new type of malware that could empty their bank accounts.
The new bug, called Brokewell, is disguised as an update for the app. However, when downloaded, it allows cybercriminals to not only access personal data, but also take over the entire phone – potentially allowing them access to banking apps.
Screenshots provided by ThreatFabric, which discovered the bug, show how difficult it is to spot the fraud.
The team is warning Android users to be on alert, and only download updates from official sources, such as through the Google Play store.
They added that Brokewell is a 'significant threat to the banking industry'.
'Our Threat Intelligence shows that device takeover capabilities remain crucial for any modern banking malware family, and new players entering the landscape are no exception,' the team said on its website.
The official Chrome update, left, and fake update from Brokewell, right
'Thus, it comes as no surprise that ThreatFabric analysts recently discovered a new mobile malware family, "Brokewell", with an extensive set of device takeover capabilities.
'Brokewell uses overlay attacks, a common technique for Android banking malware, where it overlays a bogus screen on a targeted application to capture user credentials.
'After stealing the credentials, the actors can initiate a device takeover attack using remote control capabilities.'
Once downloaded, Brokewell allows whoever has taken over the device to perform a range of actions, such as touches, swipes, and clicks on specified elements.
The arrival of Brokewell marks a move away from launching dodgy apps to try to hack people's phones, something cybercriminals have been doing for years and which more and more users are aware of.
By appearing as a perfectly legitimate update to an existing – and well-known – app, users may not stop to consider what they're doing before hitting download.
However, with the discovery of Brokewell, it is even more important to take your time and properly consider anything that asks to update your device. If in doubt, ignore an update prompt and update the app manually yourself.
Violent clashes spread across US between protesters and riot police | X8Y054R | 2024-05-01 11:08:01
Fireworks, police batons and arrests have been spreading across the states (Pictures: AP)
Following the arrest of dozens of protestors at Columbia University in New York, a similar demonstration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has spiraled into chaos.
Video of pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protestors throwing pallets and hitting each other, leaving many bloodied, have begun to circulate as reporters on the ground have reported no police presence – with one witness saying 'security ran away'.
Police are now slowly moving into the scene to help corral people into a certain direction and break up the skirmishes, and some officers have been seen putting on gas masks.
Other California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department officers have been spotted lining up outside of the encampment, which has a large homemade barricade made with metal barriers and plywood to keep the two sides apart.
A corridor has been created on a walkway to allow protestors to leave the area peacefully without being arrested as police continue to move in.
Earlier, video showed batons being used as the demonstration unraveled into chaos, with a news anchor commenting: 'Where are the police? Where is security? Where is the authority? It's something I've never covered…'
A large police presence is standing nearby the UCLA protest (Picture: ABC7)Tear gas has been deployed on the site(Picture: AFP)Fireworks were thrown onto the pro-Palestine side by pro-Israeli demonstratorsOfficers are reportedly prepared with plastic handcuffs (Picture: AFP)
In one clip, a protestor appeared to be hit by a wooden pallet someone threw at him – to which the news anchor watching gasped at. The scenes began unfolding around 11pm California time.
Journalist Jack Ross has reported that pro-Palestinian protestors have been taking their own to hospitals because 'UCLA PD won't let EMS' in. Earlier, it was reported that a female Jewish student had been 'knocked unconscious'. Both of these reports are unconfirmed.
He quoted a source saying: 'Which means our camp has treated 100+ people so far for medical injuries including tear gas pepper spray head injuries from projectiles fireworks burns shock. Not a single EMS from outside our camp or network has been able to respond, actively being blocked.'
One video showed a firework being thrown towards the pro-Palestine encampment, with protestors screaming and ducking behind umbrellas before it exploded.
Riot police have been seen on the ground, and were greeted by pro-Israel demonstrators, some draped in the Israeli flag, with chants of 'USA! USA!'
LA councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky said in a statement: 'Everyone has a right to free speech and protest, but the situation on UCLA's campus is out of control and is no longer safe.
'I'm grateful to LAPD and Mayor Bass for stepping in to ensure the safety of everyone on campus.'
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More than 1,000 protesters have been arrested over the last two weeks on university campuses in Texas, Utah, Virginia, North Carolina, New Mexico, Connecticut, Louisiana, California and New Jersey.
At Columbia University, Hamilton Hall – which protestors renamed 'Hind Hall' in honour of a killed Palestinian girl – was cleared of protesters who took over building on Tuesday.
The scene unfolded shortly after 9pm yesterday evening as police, wearing helmets and carrying zip ties and riot shields, gathered at the Ivy League university's entrance.
Students at the City College of New York were dragged away hours later (Picture: Getty)Fireworks have been repeatedly thrown in the encampment (Picture: X)Pro-Palestine/Pro-Israel protestors have been clashing for hours in LA (Picture: BBC)
A statement released by a Columbia spokesperson late on Tuesday said officers arrived on campus after the university requested help – hours after the NYPD said officers would not enter the university campus without university request or an imminent emergency.
The White House condemned the standoffs at Columbia on Tuesday and California State Polytechnic University Humboldt earlier in the week.
Other universities have sought to negotiate agreements with the demonstrators in the hopes of having peaceful commencement ceremonies.
The nationwide campus protests began at Columbia in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza after Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7.
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Militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took roughly 250 hostages.
In return, Israel has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to the local health ministry.
The reasons behind the protest vary slightly, but overall agree that the US should end military support to Israel.
Some university students, such as those at Columbia, are demanding their schools sever any financial ties to Israel and other companies involved directly in the conflict.
Mass arrests have led to calls for amnesty of students and faculty who are disciplined for their involvement in the protests.
What has Sadiq Khan done as a Mayor and what are his re-election policies for 2024?
London's City Hall, a regular destination for the London Mayor (Picture: Getty)
Sadiq Khan launched his campaign for re-election in March and his pledges can be found on Labour's campaign website.
He unveiled his full manifesto 'A fairer, safer, greener London' on Thursday afternoon at the Design District Unit in Greenwich.
There are a number of key areas Khan will be working to improve, ranging from transport to housing to job creation.
Here is a summary of some of the key areas of his manifesto.
Cost of living
TfL's revenues have taken a big hit during the pandemic (Credits: PA)
The cost of living crisis is the main concern of most voters as energy bills and inflation leaves households feeling the pinch.
In order to tackle this, Khan says City Hall would fund a scheme to give every primary school pupil free meals.
The mayor's office has said the project, first introduced last year, would help more than 270,000 children in the capital and save families about £1,000-per-child over two years.
All 1,900 state primary schools in London participate in the scheme, which costs £140 million a year.
It's available for all primary school children, regardless of family income.
In a post on X, Khan said that he wanted to 'make London the greatest city in the world to grow up in'.
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The Labour mayor claims his Tory opponent Susan Hall would cancel the policy. Hall has said she would extend the programme "for as long as the cost of living situation requires it".
Khan has also pledged to fund baby banks in every borough.
The baby banks will stock essentials like bedding, nappies and clothes.
'I want every child to have the best possible start in life,' the Labour candidate said in a post on X.
Another key plank of Khan's offer on the cost of living is targeted at commuters: a Transport for London fares freeze, extended to March 2025.
City Hall estimates the policy will save tube and bus passengers around £90-a-year and makes fares 12% cheaper than they would have been uncapped.
Khan confirmed the continued freeze on fares after the government stepped in to plug the £250m hole in TfL left by the Covid pandemic. City Hall Conservatives accused the mayor of trying to buy votes with the plan.
Housing
Khan wants to address private rent in the city (Credits: PA)
The housing shortfall in cities is high on the agenda for every mayoral candidate trying to win power in May.
Khan has pledged the "greatest council housebuilding drive in a generation", with 40,000 new social homes completed by 2030. The pledge includes 6,000 rent-controlled homes for key workers in the capital.
The former MP for Tooting has a strong record on housing, with City Hall boasting a ten-fold increase in building since Labour won power. Housing remains in short supply, however, with private rent prices up and 61,810 families in temporary accommodation last year, up from 59,830 in 2021.
Khan has also pledged to "pursue dodgy landlords" who fail to follow proper regulations, with maximum penalties of two years' rent returned to tenants.
Transport
Hybrid and electric buses will likely be seen more and more in the future (Credits: Getty Images)
Beyond the fares freeze, Khan would point to the new Elizabeth line, the introduction of the Night Tube, investment in green buses and a five-fold increase in protected cycle lanes.
The manifesto commits Khan to "continuing to invest in public transport to ensure it is safe, affordable and reliable, keeping fares as low as possible, working to put TfL on a sound, sustainable financial footing after the pandemic, and supporting a revolution in walking and cycling
He has pledged to extend the Superloop express bus network, including a link between Lewisham and Elephant and Castle as an alternative to the Bakerloo extension. Critics say the 'Bakerloop' extension is aimed at masking underinvestment in Tube upgrades.
Crime
As mayor, Khan also acts as the capital's police and crime commissioner.
According the Crime Survey for England and Wales, individuals are less likely to be a victim of crime in the capital than they are across the country as a whole. But concern the level of violent crime is likely to be a central part of the election fight, with drug dealing, gangs and knife crime blighting some communities.
If re-elected, Khan has promised to boost the Met's police budget by £88m, mainly using cash from council tax hikes, and seek more central government funding.
'Erasmus' scheme
One of the more eye-catching pledges so far has been Khan's vow to offer young people studying in London a new version of the EU's student exchange scheme lost after Brexit.
The aim is to give students grants and support to study and work abroad, in the EU and elsewhere, with reciprocal arrangements to be put in place for overseas students.
The mayor is discussing the move with leading philanthropists and funders in a bid to recover some of the mobility opportunities for young people cut off when the UK left the Erasmus scheme.
Environment
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Khan's most significant climate change measure, the Ultra-low Emission Zone (ULEZ), has been under attack since Labour lost last year's Uxbridge by-election, with the levy seen as a key factor.
The £12.50 charge for the most polluting vehicles was widened in late 2021 and Ulez now represents the largest clean air zone in the world.
The mayor has pledged not to extend its scope and has ruled out both a pay-per-mile scheme and any tightening of the rules.
He has promised to keep the capital's 2030 net zero target and decarbonise more buses.
Jobs
The capital's economy is still recovering from the Covid pandemic and high levels of inflation, though its unemployment rate is at a historical low of 3.8%.
Khan last week unveiled a growth plan for London, which he said would aim to create at least 150,000 high-quality jobs by 2028.
These new roles would be in established sectors such as finance, retail and hospitality, though Khan highlighted untapped opportunity in health, life sciences and fintech.
He has also begun pressing the government for an improved Brexit deal.
How likely is it Sadiq Khan will win again?
At the last London mayoral election, Sadiq Khan won with 55% of the vote (Picture: PA)
Polls have so far put Khan ahead of his rival Susan Hall. Pollster YouGov had Khan 19 points ahead and he is the bookies' favourite, with betting companies offering odds of 1/25.
Labour remains very popular in London and the party holds the vast majority of parliamentary constituencies.
Khan won with 55% of the vote in 2021 but how this year's race will be decided has changed.
In 2021, the contest was decided using a proportional representation system which enabled Khan to pick up second preference votes from parties like the Greens.
This year, in which Khan is running for a third term, the race will be decided using a first-past-the-post system. This means that the person with the most votes wins.
This could make it more difficult for Khan to make it over the line, especially as many voters in outer London have been angry about the expansion of the ULEZ charging zone.
Susan Hall launched her full manifesto for Mayor of London a few days after Sadiq Khan revealed his.
It went into more detail about the list of five main priorities that have been on her campaign website since last year.
They give an indication of the most important issues she wants to tackle if she's elected next month.
Here is a summary of her plan's key points.
Ulez
Khan's expansion of the Ulez has led to protests from some Londoners (Picture: PA)
On her website and across social media, Susan Hall has made it clear that scrapping Sadiq Khan's controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) is one of her top priorities.
Under the scheme, drivers in vehicles that don't meet certain emissions standards are charged £12.50 a day when they travel in any of London's 32 boroughs.
It was first introduced by Boris Johnson and applied to an area around the centre of the capital, but Khan extended it to cover the entirety of Greater London in August last year.
Hall has pledged to reverse that decision on her first day in office.
To replace it, she wants to set up a 'High Pollution Hotspots fund' worth £50 million, which would 'tackle air pollution where it is'.
The website does not give details about what this money would go towards, but in an interview with the Telegraph last year Hall said this may involve widening roads to remove 'pinch points' and installing air filtration technology.
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She also regularly raises concerns about apparent plans for a 'pay-per-mile' system that Labour wants to bring in. However, Sadiq Khan has denied at every opportunity that there are any plans to introduce such a scheme.
Crime
Hall has said she will boost police numbers by 1,500 if she wins next month (Credits: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Susan Hall has said she will 'get a grip on crime' as mayor, arguing that the capital does not feel safe after eight years with Sadiq Khan in charge.
She says she will bring back 'borough-based policing' by investing £200 million in bringing crime down and putting two extra bases in every borough, while making sure no more police stations are closed.
Earlier this month, she pledged to put an extra 1,500 officers on London's streets if she's elected – slightly more than the 1,300 promised by Khan.
She also wants to increase stop and search but 'do so in a responsible way', giving all frontline police access to handheld knife detection wands, which would – she claims – make their searches faster and less invasive.
A £7 million pot would be created so every London school that wants to install a 'knife arch' (ie, an airport-style walk-through metal detector) can do so.
Hall has said she would set up specialised units within the Metropolitan Police for tackling burglaries, robberies and thefts, while also recruiting a women's commissioner to improve women's safety in the city.
Her '24 Hour London Strategy' would, she says, help keep late-night revellers safe too.
Housing
Housing in London remains in short supply (Picture: Getty Images)
Susan Hall has accused her opponent Sadiq Khan of not building enough houses in the capital – and of not building the right sort of houses.
Her website originally said her housing plan would 'focus on beautiful, green, community-oriented places that are high density but not high rise'.
However, her manifesto says: 'High-rise developments will be limited to appropriate areas that do not disrupt existing communities.'
She has also argued for the development of homes on public brownfield sites, saying she would 'unblock the barriers' preventing that from happening.
To that end, she also promises to relaunch the London Land Commission, originally announced by then-Chancellor George Osborne in 2015.
It would work to identify brownfield sites where more family homes could be built.
Environment
Electric and hybrid buses are used widely on London's network (Picture: Getty Images)
While she's keen to see housing pop up in London's brownfield sites, Susan Hall has said she will 'fiercely protect' the city's green belt from overdevelopment.
More bus routes need to make the switch to electric vehicles, she says, and for ordinary electric vehicle (EV) drivers she pledges to boost the number of car charging points.
She also says she would work to ensure Transport for London (TfL) becomes carbon neutral.
Hall's website says: 'Renewable energy is the future, so that we can become a zero-carbon city. Under my Mayoralty, I will ensure TfL leads the way.'
Driving and Transport
Hall has said she will improve safety on the Tube (Picture: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) would be scrapped 'where Londoners want them gone', according to the Susan Hall's manifesto, while 20mph limit would be lifted 'where safe to do so'.
Several of the Tory's plans for London involve the Underground network.
She has said she would like to deploy more CCTV cameras on the Tube in an effort to improve women's safety.
Under her proposals, there would be a boost in funding for TfL infrastructure, including upgrades to the much-maligned Central Line as quickly as can be managed.
Hall also wants to expand the Night Tube to incorporate more lines each weekend – the Hammersmith and City line would be added 'as soon as possible', and the District, Circle and Metropolitan lines 'when feasible'.
Khan immediately echoed that promise after it was announced earlier this week.
What is Susan Hall's background?
Susan Hall describes herself as a 'Harrow girl done good', having started off stripping down car engines while working in the garage owned by her dad.
She went on to marry a hairdresser, and later opened a salon named Enhance in the Wealdstone district of her home borough.
At one point, the business employed 20 people – a fact that seems to be included every time the salon is mentioned online.
Hall was first elected to public office in 2006, when she became a member of Harrow borough council.
In 2013, she became the council's leader, a role she held until the following year.
Her next step up the ladder came in 2017, when she replaced a certain Kemi Badenoch as a London-wide Assembly Member.
Since 2006, Hall has served as a councillor in Harrow (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)
She became deputy leader of the assembly's Conservative group in 2018, and the following year became leader – a role she held until May last year.
Across her time at City Hall, she has become known for her regular attacks on Sadiq Khan.
In a post on the website ConservativeHome last May, she said she had become the 'world expert' on Khan's weaknesses: 'His tense body language when he is taken off script, the way he lambasts his team for mistakes and saps their morale, and the deep-rooted insecurity that dictates his every decision.'
Hall has got into trouble over her activity on social media site X, formerly Twitter, in the past.
She replied to a 2019 tweet by Katie Hopkins that called Khan 'our nipple height mayor of Londonistan', saying: 'Thank you Katie!' – apparently endorsing a term for the capital used to suggest that Muslims are taking over.
In subsequent interviews, she said she did not remember sending the tweet and she was not aware of the implications of the term 'Londonistan'.
Who are the London mayoral election candidates and what are their odds of winning? | X8Y054R | 2024-05-01 11:08:01
The battle for Mayor of London is looking like a race between Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall and a count in a bin (Picture: PA/Getty)
London's 2024 mayoral election will take place tomorrow and the battle for the capital's top office is in full force.
The deadline for nominations was in March. Right-wing agitator Laurence Fox intended to stand after bagging 1.9% of the vote and losing his £10,000 deposit last time around.
There will also be ten other mayoral elections outside of the capital, as well as elections for 37 police and crime commissioners across England and Wales. You can follow all the latest news in our local election live blog.
Who are the candidates?
We look at who is planning to stand, their party and chances to win.
Sadiq Khan – Labour
Sadiq Khan has been Mayor of London since 2016 (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Odds: 1/25
Incumbent Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seeking an unprecedented third term in office.
First elected in 2016, he was re-elected in a postponed contest in 2021.
No one else has managed to hold onto the top job in London for more than two terms.
Predecessor and former fellow Labour member Ken Livingstone tried it in 2008, narrowly losing to Boris Johnson.
Livingstone tried and failed to regain the title four years later.
But Khan, the capital's first Muslim mayor, having previously been its first Muslim MP, could pull it off.
He's polling more than 20% above his closest opponent, with half of voters indicating they'd back him, despite controversies over knife crime levels and the expansion of ultra low emission zones (ULEZ).
Khan has promised to unleash the 'greatest council housebuilding drive in a generation' if voted back in.
He's also highlighting his promises of free school meals, Transport for London far freezes, and cleaner air.
Susan Hall – Conservative
Former beauty salon owner Susan Hall is eyeing up the mayor's office after four years leading the Tories at the London Assembly (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)
Hall spent four years as leader of the Tory group on the London Assembly, of which she's been a member since 2017.
The former salon owner is promising to 'get a grip on crime, build more affordable homes, and scrap the ULEZ expansion on day one'.
Zoë Garbett – Green
Zoë Garbett was the first Green councillor for Dalston
Odds: 150/1
The pink-haired leader of Hackney Greens, Zoë Garbett, is coming out to bat for small venues and other people who 'do not feel heard' in 'the best city in the world'.
London's nightlife is said to be declining as late-night venues struggle to get licensing and the cost of rent is pricing creative and nightlife industry workers out of the capital.
A councillor for Dalston, Garbett is hoping to build on the relative success of Sian Berry who secured 8% for the Green Party in the 2021 mayoral election.
She's one of the few candidates not looking to scrap or roll back Khan's ULEZ policy.
Instead, Garbett is promising a 'better and fairer' way of charging motorists based on how far and when they travel, and what vehicle they drive.
Rob Blackie – Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrat candidate Rob Blackie has just undergone successful treatment for cancer (Picture: Andrew Kin/PA)
Odds: 100/1
A warrior fighting Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine in its war in Ukraine, Rob Blackie is turning his attention to problems facing London.
The one-time anti-Brexit campaigner has stood for election before – as a London Assembly candidate in 2012 and 2016 – but he's never been successful in winning office.
He's hoping his call for police to prioritise investigating serious sexual offences instead of 'wasting time' on low-level drug offences like laughing gas will win over voters.
Black has himself been violently mugged, leaving him with a titanium neck installed by the NHS.
Howard Cox – Reform
Former businessman Howard Cox is promising to scrap ULEZ as Reform's candidate for Mayor of London (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Odds: 100/1
FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox believes he's the man who can deliver better for London, and the former businessman plans to do so by scrapping ULEZ.
He claims to have stopped more than £200 billion in planned taxes by campaigning to keep fuel duty frozen since 2010.
The former Tory voter, who is trailing on just 5% in the polls, frames himself as a voice for 'low-income families, workers, sole traders, and businesses'.
Reform, formerly the Brexit Party, was founded by City stockbroker Nigel Farage and property businessman Richard Tice.
Cox also promised to increase affordable housing and ensure stable 5G and wifi across Greater London.
Count Binface – Independent
Count Binface poses after the results of the London mayoral election in 2021 (Picture: PA)
Odds: 1000/1
Sometimes satire is the best form of protest, particularly when you don't have to look at their smiling face begging you for a vote.
Alongside a slightly sinister proposal to 'halve the Tories' – their seats, or them? – Count Binface is also promising to slash the price of croissants and get the astronomy growing.
The satirical candidate is also offering to 'stop the bots', a welcome proposal for anyone tired of spending hours blocking spam accounts on Twitter or Instagram.
He won 22,775 votes, or 1% of the total, at the last mayoral election.
Binface has also twice stood in Boris Johnson's former constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
He's never been successful in an election, but maybe this will be his moment.
Other candidates
Femy Amin – Animal Welfare Party
Natalie Campbell – Independent
Amy Gallagher – Social Democratic Party
Tarun Ghulati – Independent
Andreas Michli – Independent
Brian Rose – London Real Party
Nick Scanlon – Britain First
What do the polls predict?
Although Sadiq Khan is soaring ahead in the polls, there are fears the election will be closer than you may think based on the gulf between him and the competition.
That could be a problem now the system for electing the Mayor of London has changed.
No longer will voters' second preferences be counted towards the top two candidate's total tally. Instead, there is a single round, with the winner being whoever wins the most votes like in elections for parliament, thanks to a change forced through by the Tories.
While Khan was re-elected with 55% of the vote last time around, there was less than 5% between him and the Tories' Shaun Bailey in the first round.
With 11 other candidates capable of siphoning votes in other directions, there's still a route to victory for Susan Hall.
But the chances of that happening are slim if the bookies are right.
