The headline figure suggests the race to be London Mayor is over. A poll in today’s Evening Standard hands Sadiq Khan a 25-point lead over Susan Hall, his Conservative rival, with just 10 weeks to go until polling day.
It is a remarkable and reasonably static advantage, testament to the Mayor’s political skill and Labour’s present strength across the country. Yet the underlying data paints a far less rosy picture for Khan, with only about a quarter of Londoners saying they are satisfied with him.
