Sadiq Khan promises to 'pull out all the stops' in third term as Mayor of London

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00:00 That's why my third term will be about pulling out all the stops to give them the best possible

00:06 chance of success here in our city. From setting up baby banks to aid our children's development

00:13 at the dawn of their lives, to making free school meals permanent for all our primary

00:19 school pupils. From working with London's major employers to create high quality jobs

00:25 and apprenticeships, to standing up for renters' rights and building more council and affordable

00:31 housing so young families can put down roots. And from investing to support youth clubs

00:37 and positive opportunities for young Londoners, to keeping the daily commute affordable and

00:42 delivering free skills training to those who are unemployed or in low paid work. Many of

00:49 you will have heard me talk about the idea of the London Promise. That if you work hard

00:55 and get a helping hand, you can achieve anything. Over the next four years, City Hall will redouble

01:02 its efforts to be that helping hand young Londoners need to move forward and achieve

01:07 their aspirations. We will do our utmost to ensure London becomes a byword for opportunity

01:14 again. A place where the barriers of class, race and gender are finally broken down and

01:22 where ladders of advancement are extended upwards for all. And so today, I am pledging

01:28 to make London the best city in the world to grow up in. Working directly with young

01:34 people to help develop new and innovative policies, to support them from birth to securing

01:40 a job, finding an affordable home and feeling safe on our streets. We'll harness the energy,

01:46 imagination and insights of young Londoners to design positive programmes that work for

01:51 them. Building on the promises in my manifesto, including more funding for youth clubs, better

01:58 mental health support and investment in high quality mentoring to ensure we're truly giving

02:04 our young people the best start in life. This work will be a top priority for me alongside

02:10 bearing down on crime, redoubling efforts to reduce violence against women and girls,

02:16 forming our police service, uniting not dividing our communities, creating high skilled, well

02:22 paid jobs, building the affordable and council housing Londoners need and working to end

02:29 rough sleeping for good by the end of this decade.

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