James Cleverly: “Sadiq has been trying to get out of that job for quite a while.”

London’s reputation has been allowed to slip, at home and abroad, while too many of its problems have been left to fester.

There has been lots of posturing, very little delivery.

I hope to be a real champion for London, not just an administrator. I would make sure people are safe on the street and can really make a life for themselves and their families and can afford to live in London.

Other parties simply amplify every criticism of the capital, talking it down without offering either a credible plan or showing any real desire to make things better.