Most Londoners think Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall’s social media activity is racist, poll finds

Susan Hall, centre, at Conservative party conference last week. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for mayor of London, faces fresh calls to step down after a new poll found that two-thirds of Londoners believed her social media activity to be racist.

Days after Hall received Rishi Sunak’s backing, most London residents said the apparent views of the 68-year-old failed to “fairly represent” the city’s vast diverse population.