If you discovered yesterday that the Tory mayoral contest had been “thrown into chaos” over accusations of groping by one of the candidates, you might be forgiven for asking: what contest?
Back in the mists of time, the Conservatives could be relied upon to nominate a political heavyweight as their mayoral candidate. To run London was to show the country that the party was back from electoral oblivion. Looking at the current shortlist of three — Susan Hall, Mozammel Hossain and Daniel Korski — the Tories risk giving the impression they have conceded before a single ballot has been cast.
