If the latest polling is anything to go by, Sadiq Khan is cruising to re-election. With six months to go until the next election, the Mayor leads his Conservative rival, Susan Hall, by 50 per cent to 25 per cent, according to a YouGov survey.
That he is doing so does not necessarily represent an outpouring of thanks for the job Khan has done. The poll also revealed that nearly half of Londoners are dissatisfied with the Mayor’s job performance, leaving him with a net approval rating of minus 16 per cent. Unsurprisingly, older Londoners, those living in outer boroughs and Brexiteers are the unhappiest.
