Conservatives admit defeat in Mayor of London contest

April 21, 2024 - 7:37 am

Letters sent to voters by the Conservative Party fail to mention their own Mayor candidate (except in the imprint) and admit they think they are not going to win. Instead they ask people to vote Conservative to reduce the scale of their defeat:

New: A letter issued by Susan Hall's campaign and written by Tory MP Steve Tuckwell urges Londoners to ensure Sadiq Khan "wins by a smaller margin than he's expecting".

It suggests voting for "someone else" than Khan, without naming Hall (except for in the imprint). pic.twitter.com/nRi4CgSYxb
— Noah Vickers (@noahvickers14) April 19, 2024

Mayor of London contest 2024 - Conservative direct mail p1

Mayor of London contest 2024 - Conservative direct mail p2

All the more reason to vote for Rob Blackie.

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