 Complete the following phrase:  As a result of the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the government announced on the 13 March 2020 that it would postpone the mayoral election, along with all other scheduled local government elections across the UK, for one year. The Coronavirus Act 2020 received royal assent 12 days later on the 25 March 2020 giving legal effect to the governments announcement. This was the first such postponement of elections since the 