Sadiq Khan desperately tries to get away as brazen brunette goes in for a kiss after asking London Mayor for selfie
London's mayor is a big hit with the ladies but at a party at the Labour conference last night he was having none of it
AN OVER-AFFECTIONATE admirer wanted more than a selfie when she got her hands on London Mayor Sadiq Khan last night.
The newly elected mayor is a big hit with the ladies but at a party at the Labour conference last night he was having none of it.
As the brazen brunette lunged and went in for a kiss he reeled away and looked for someone to help him escape.
It’s not clear how it fits into his post-EU referendum vote London is open message but she definitely looked like she hoped he was open for a date.
The party came just hours after London Mayor Sadiq Khan took to the stage at the conference in Liverpool to issue a pointed appeal to the party to pursue the politics of power rather than protest.
In a high-profile speech Mr Khan repeatedly hammered home the slogan "Labour in power" and insisted opposition will "never, ever be good enough".
With the leader watching from the stage, the Mayor spoke of his desire to see a Labour prime minister in Downing Street - but did not explicitly name Mr Corbyn as the person to lead them there.
Mr Khan - whose election as London mayor gave him the biggest personal mandate of any politician in UK history, with more than 1.1 million votes - said: "Labour in power - not just talking the talk, but walking the walk too."
He said: "Never sacrificing or selling out on our ideals, but putting them in action every single day.
"Not a revolution overnight, but real and meaningful change that makes life easier for the people who need it most."
He congratulated Mr Corbyn on his re-election as leader before name-checking Bristol mayor Marvin Rees and Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones as he noted parts of the country where the party is in power.
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Mr Khan bemoaned the "housing crisis", air quality and pollution, and claimed hate crime is rising with "Labour out of power".
The former MP for Tooting went on: "Labour is not in power in the place that we can have the biggest impact in our country: Parliament.
"It's in government that Labour can make the biggest changes to people's lives, and every day now we see what happens when Labour's not in power."
Mr Khan pointed to the Government's desire to reintroduce grammar schools, the lack of a plan for leaving the EU, and "damage" caused to the NHS, schools and social care.
He added: "Labour out of power will never ever be good enough. We can only improve lives with Labour in power."
Mr Khan also noted: "And when Labour's not in power, we fail the very people who need us most.
"My message today is clear: it's our duty and our responsibility to put Labour back in power across Britain."
Mr Khan called for election victories in the mayoral contests in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham next year, explaining this will help show that the party can be "trusted to govern again" and "prove that we're ready for government".
He said: "It's time to put Labour back in power. It's time for a Labour government, a Labour prime minister in Downing Street, a Labour cabinet, Labour values put into action."
Mr Corbyn dismissed suggestions the mayor's comments amounted to a criticism of his leadership, telling ITN: "How is that a lecture to me? It was a lecture to everybody that we have to come together to get in power."