Who is the Reform UK mayoral candidate Howard Cox?

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Howard Cox is standing as the Reform UK candidate in the mayoral elections.

He is the founder of the Fair Fuel UK campaign.

He will triple the number of police officers

Mr Cox says that if elected he will triple the number of police officers on the street.

He will also increase intelligence-based stop and search and lobby the government to ensure mandatory custodial sentences are given to those carrying weapons.

He will investigate the financial management of TfL

On transport, Mr Cox has pledged to launch an investigation into the financial management of public transport "to ascertain where wastage and inefficiencies can be reduced".

He will also increase visible policing across the whole of the TfL network and invest in improving the Underground's air quality.

He wants to speed up the housebuilding process

Mr Cox will order local authorities to remove planning blockades to push the development of many more affordable homes on GLA and TfL brownfield sites.

He will also ask the government to modernise planning legislation to speed up the process of housebuilding and push it on introducing legislation to stop steep rent rises.

He will introduce a Love London campaign

On supporting culture, Mr Cox says he will introduce a "Love London" campaign to promote the capital’s history, heritage, culture and the arts, nationally and internationally.

He will focus on pump fuel prices

On easing the burden of the cost-of-living crisis, Mr Cox will introduce a Greater London PumpWatch scheme to ensure that pump fuel prices are honest, fair and transparent.

He will also look at how transport fares are structured and scrap Ulez.