Labour's London Mayoral candidate promised to increase police presence on buses, trains and the underground in order to clamp down on sexual assault, as he began to launch his "manifesto for all Londoners." 

 

Ahead of the even, Khan annoucned that he owuld be a proud feminist in City Hall, placing gender equality at the centre of his bid to be Mayor- prioritising closing the pay ga[ between men and women. His other ideas include a zero-tolerance policing approach to domestic and sexual violence.

 

In a personal speech, he will speak of how his mother sewed dresses for 50p each to help make ends meet and how he wants his daughters to have the opportunity to do less insecure and difficult work.

 

“My amazing mum sewed clothes for 50 pence a dress to bring in extra money for our family. It was low paid, insecure and difficult work. I want my daughters – and all women in London – to have a better future, and not to have to make the same sacrifices that my mum made for us.

 

“Our manifesto outlines real plans to close the gender pay gap, to give girls growing up in London the skills they will need for the jobs of the future, and to tackle violence against women and girls.”

 

Khan currently stands as the favourite to take the mayoralty off Boris Johnson.