{"id":34381,"date":"2026-10-16T14:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=34381"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:22:25","slug":"its-crunch-time-what-will-the-final-pitch-to-london-voters-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/10\/its-crunch-time-what-will-the-final-pitch-to-london-voters-be\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Crunch Time &#8211; What Will The Final Pitch To London Voters Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the race to be London&#8217;s next mayor moves closer to its final week, Craig is joined by London Development Institute Executive Director Scott Collyer and former London Transit Commissioner Sheryl Rooth to breakdown what&#8217;s happened in the last week and look ahead to the campaign&#8217;s final days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Has there been a shift in messaging from Josh Morgan? How should Susan Stevenson&#8217;s campaign respond?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four councillors seeking re-election have appeared with the Mayor at news conferences this week &#8211; is that a show of strength from Morgan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also &#8211; voter turnout is way up at advanced polls! Is that a good sign for what the final turnout numbers will be on October 26th?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those discussions and more on this week&#8217;s Friday Round Table &#8211; powered by London Hydro, Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=aihbn-1b871bd-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the race to be London&#8217;s next mayor moves closer to its final week, Craig is joined by London Development Institute Executive Director Scott Collyer and former London Transit Commissioner Sheryl Rooth to breakdown what&#8217;s happened in the last week and look ahead to the campaign&#8217;s final days. 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