When this newspaper endorsed Sadiq Khan for a third term as London’s Mayor, it was not simply because of who he was not: Susan Hall. The Evening Standard believes that Khan was the best candidate, and Londoners agreed by a significant margin. Yet it is difficult to escape from the conclusion that the Tories bungled their mayoral selection, to the detriment of the contest as a whole.
Today, the Standard reveals the full story of how the Conservatives spectacularly failed to deny Khan another four years at City Hall, instead handing the Mayor a swing from Tory to Labour of 3.2 per cent and a lead in votes totalling more than 275,000.
