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The candidate’s team said it was a ‘desperate smear and complete mischaracterisation’

George Osborne used to tell the world’s most expensive jokes. At the 2015 Budget, the then-chancellor said £1 million would be spent to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, primarily to land a gag about a Labour-SNP alliance. Further public money was allocated to reducing tolls on…

Meet the next Mayor of Outer London: Susan Hall. While Sadiq Khan languishes with a net favourability of -24 in the suburban boroughs, the Tory candidate enjoys a score of +4. That is landslide territory.

London leans Labour. Even in 2019, burdened by Brexit fatigue and the calamitous leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, the party secured 49 of the capital’s 73 seats. But when it comes to mayoral contests, it is very much a tale of two cities.

Mayor is viewed unfavourably by 52% of voters as he expands £12.50-a-day Ulez charge – but his Tory rival remains an ‘unknown figure’ to most Londoners

There is fresh turmoil among London’s Conservatives as the party launches a probe into its electoral operations in the capital.

Generally speaking, politicians don’t launch inquiries into triumphs. In some ways, this is a missed opportunity. As Norman Fowler, a former Conservative health secretary and Lord Speaker once told me (regarding the government comms response to the HIV/Aids pandemic), “there’s nothing that says you can’t have an inquiry into a…

Probe into London Conservatives reignites City Hall selection row

The review comes after Susan Hall was selected as the Conservative candidate to face Sadiq Khan at the next mayoral election.