Andrew Gilligan: A Conservative candidate can win to be London Mayor, we need to pick one sooner rather than later

Andrew Gilligan: A Conservative candidate can win to be London Mayor, we need to pick one sooner rather than later

Andrew Gilligan is a writer and former No10 adviser to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. Rob Jenrick’s famous fare-dodging video on the London Underground might have been an application for the wrong job. Being leader of the opposition is a terrible gig, even when your party isn’t third or fourth in the polls. Being mayor of London, the man who controls (or in Sadiq Khan’s case doesn’t control) the Underground, is the best job in British politics. …