
The former London minister took a swipe at Susan Hall’s selection as Conservative mayoral candidate as he became the latest Tory MP to announce he will quit before the next general election.
Paul Scully conceded he was “disappointed" not to have been chosen as his party's Mayoral candidate, with gaffe-prone London assembly member Ms Hall selected to run instead. He added that the perception among Londoners was that his party was “being disrespectful” to the capital and had “lost focus”.