The former Lewis star gave a speech in entrance of the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square as he started his bid to topple Sadiq Khan. He targeted closely on ending the present coronavirus restrictions and never requiring masks to be obligatory.
Mr Fox additionally vowed to introduce robust “New York-style” policing and to make public transport free for six months to assist relaunch the financial system.
He mentioned: “There isn’t any purpose we’ve got been saved in lockdown.
“Instead of trusting us to reside our lives, the federal government is now flirting with but extra authoritarian concepts, the very fascistic concepts that Winston Churchill stood in opposition to, and a complete era of Brits fought and died for.
“London might be a Covid passport-free metropolis.
“There might be no masks mandate in London. Children won’t need to put on masks in class.
“London has a alternative. You can both vote for one of many lockdown candidates, or you possibly can vote for freedom, to reclaim your metropolis.
“London will open totally, lastly and completely on May 6.”
The mayor of London doesn’t have the ability to finish lockdown within the metropolis however a spokesman for Mr Fox mentioned if elected the Prime Minister “would haven’t any choice however to bow to the desire of the individuals”.
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The candidate asserted: “There might be free transport for six months.
“A serving to hand to get you again to work and play, and a serving to hand for cafes, pubs, retailers and all of the enterprise of London.
“I’ll construct 250,000 properties, a full audit of the greenbelt will happen with our treasured panorama preserved for eternity and unattractive scrubland became stunning and reasonably priced housing.
“I’ll take the politics out of policing. Petty crime might be handled firmly in a New York-style policing technique to serve as reminder to hardened criminals that London might be a extra hostile setting for them.”
Mr Fox additionally vowed to make sure a Union Jack is flown outside each college in London.
There was controversy final month when Pimlico Academy introduced it was eradicating its flag following protests from college students.
The college additionally agreed to alter its coiffure coverage, which demonstrators claimed was racist, and to evaluation the curriculum.
Previously haircuts that “block individuals’s views” and hijabs that had been “too vibrant” had been banned.
The transfer was strongly condemned by Bob Blackman, Conservative MP for Harrow East.
He commented: “It is completely unacceptable to have a place whereby the flag of our nation will not be allowed to fly above public buildings.”
