 She stated she would like to see pilots for legal regulated cannabis across London in order to remove power and money from gangs, free up police time to tackle serious crimes, and raise millions of pounds in tax, which could be invested in youth services and support those addicted to harder drugs.She has also pledged to cut violent crime, cut air pollution, declared an aim to reach zero-carbon by 2030 and reopen closed police stations.The former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage announced in August 2018 that he was considering running as the UKIP candidate, claiming that he would be more successful than the Conservatives.