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.
A YouGov poll published in today’s Evening Standard finds that Sadiq Khan is stuck with a rating of -24 in populous suburban boroughs, compared with +5 in the 13 inner London boroughs plus the City of London. His overall rating is a lukewarm -12, compared with +1 for Tory challenger Susan Hall.
