Idris Elba 'emerges as Labour’s top choice to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor after knife crime campaign'

Idris Elba has emerged as a frontrunner to become Labour’s next candidate for Mayor of London following his recent high-profile work tackling knife crime, according to reports.

The actor, who recently presented Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC One, is said to be in contention to replace Sir Sadiq Khan.