The first London mayoral hustings had to be halted after Sadiq Khan faced repeated protests from an audience member over his record on tackling violent crime.

The event on Thursday night was suspended for about 20 minutes when Andreas Michli, an independent mayoral candidate, repeatedly shouted out the names of teenage knife crime victims, preventing Mr Khan from speaking.

Mr Michli, who was sat in the middle of the 200-strong audience with two supporters, eventually agreed to leave after multiple requests from the venue’s security staff.

He said he was protesting about “the absolute doo-doo coming out of his [Mr Khan’s] mouth” after the mayor said “austerity” was to blame for the rise in violent crime.

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