Posted on 04/08/2021 1:51:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai
London Mayoral hopeful Laurence Fox today vowed to ban Covid passports in the capital and promised a no “mask mandate” as he launched his manifesto ahead of next month’s election.
The outspoken actor said he wanted to “stop the child abuse” and remove compulsory face coverings for pupils in schools, despite the Mayor not having the power to overturn national Covid laws.
The candidate has also this week promised six months of free rides on buses and tubes in a bid to boost the capital’s economy after more than a year in lockdown. The plans would cost Transport for London some £500 million in lost fares, but Mr. Fox insists the various other economic benefits it would bring to the city would easily see the money recouped.
Other pledges included a Union Flag flying outside every school, and a vow to that no woman will have to share a private bathroom or changing space with a man.
When challenged on how he would implement some of his more radical Covid-related policies without such powers, a spokesman for Mr. Fox told MailOnline: “The Mayor of London has the biggest democratic mandate of any elected politician in Britain. If Laurence Fox is elected Mayor of London on a platform to end lockdown now, the PM would have no option but to bow to the will of the people.” …
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Laurence Fox is a good man. If I was a Brit I would vote for him.
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Hire this man!
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