00:00What a ludicrous statement that is. I wrote in my book with the mayor of
00:04Liverpool, Steve Rotham, we wrote we love London, we're proud of London, it's our
00:09capital city, we're patriotic people, we want London to do well but the best thing
00:14is that London doesn't, if you like, become different and remote from other
00:18parts of the country and that's really important. And you're facing growing
00:21accusations of being anti-loved, is that a problem even just a perception?
00:26Oh, I heard what the Tory, but it's not the candidate yet, but hopeful to be the
00:34candidate said. I mean, what a ludicrous statement that is. As I've just said, I
00:40love London and I have no hesitation in saying that. But also look at what I've
00:45done as Prime Minister. I mentioned housing funding recently. If you look at the
00:50recent allocation from the Social and Affordable Homes programme, you will see
00:54that London was the significant beneficiary. And the reason for that is
00:57because London has got more advanced housing powers, it's been able, with its
01:0130 or so boroughs, develop stronger plans to build a new generation of council
01:07housing in London. And what we've done is we've set up London now with the funding
01:11to do that, to be a template then for other parts of the country so that they can
01:15follow the same path and then move in the same direction. And do you back Sadiq Khan for a
01:20fourth term in office? I think he's been a brilliant mayor of London. If you look at the
01:25leadership on clean air, that is something that Sadiq deserves great credit for. You know,
01:31sometimes politicians take difficult decisions. They don't always get applauded at the time.
01:36But when that improves the health of millions of Londoners, then you've got to say one politician
01:42to another, that is leadership. I respect it. But he's done so much more as well. I could
01:47reel it all off. But you know, Sadiq is a real exceptional politician, a real leader. And
01:53absolutely, I'd love him to stay here as long as he wants. And I would certainly be behind
02:00him.
