Sadiq Khan bids for a third term as Mayor of London (Image: The Guardian) You can tell that a general election is around the corner when the Conservative Party is escalating its attacks on the Labour Party. These recent weeks have two particular Labour figures targeted; one being its Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, who is under increased scrutiny over the nature of the selling of an ex-council house in Stockport. I won't delve into this story as it is an active case with the local council and police involved, and Rayner strongly denies any wrongdoing. The other who is on the backend of constant criticism by his political rivals is Sadiq Khan, currently running for a third term as Mayor of London. No one has ever won the London mayoral election on more than two occasions. Since it was established in 2000, Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson each won twice, as has Khan. At every election, we have seen the outcome finalised after the second round of counting. This time around, if the pol