{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/659d6da5eddc8100174b7758?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Countdown to London’s City Hall election begins","description":"<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have signalled the start of the 2024 race for City Hall.</p><p>The mayor’s promised free school meals for all primary school children in the capital to continue as his £140 million flagship policy if he wins a third mayoral term</p><p>Khan's pledge is echoed by his Conservative rival Susan Hall to help parents struggling with the cost of living crisis.</p><p>It’s marks a countdown to the mayoral elections in 2 May, which includes the capital's voters going to the polls to elect London Assembly members.</p><p>The announcement came after a week of Tube strikes by the RMT union in a pay dispute was only averted on Sunday after £30 million was found - but no one’s giving a straight answer about where the mystery money’s come from.</p><p>The Standard podcast has the latest from City Hall editor Ross Lydall and local democracy reporter Noah Vickers.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}