The news that Zac Goldsmith is running to be Mayor of London is a sign that the Conservatives are looking to the future. Any sense in the Labour Party that we could take winning the mayoralty next year for granted has been shattered. The party will have to sit up and take note: this election is far from won.
Zac is a formidable opponent. He is young, energetic and most importantly independent-minded. Voters will not care what school he attended – only zealots use someone’s background as a form of abuse. Londoners have shown they do not want a Mayor who is a party hack, and in choosing Labour’s candidate we should remember that.
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