London’s mayoral race shows Tory disregard for the capital
Thirty years ago the Tories had 58 London mps. Today they have 21
“IT’S BEEN an uphill struggle,” admits Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for mayor of London. A poll in May put Mr Bailey 20 points behind the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan, who is up for re-election next May. Mr Bailey, a 48-year-old member of the London Assembly who could pass for two decades younger, has the task of turning the contest around. If the polls are right, by the end of the campaign he may start to look his age.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Capital fright”
Britain August 24th 2019
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