Shaun Bailey, who is a current London Assembly member, is pledging a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to crime and vows to put 1,000 extra police officers on London’s streets after he was selected to be the candidate for the Conservatives in the London Mayoral election.
Bailey’s family moved to London as part of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and he was raised by his mother in North Kensington. He is a former youth and Charity worker.
In his acceptance speech he said:
Local government is important work and our city is facing real challenges. Violent crime is up. Gang crime is up. Knife crime is up. Our transport system faces a £1billion hole in its operating budget.
New homes are not being built fast enough. After two and a half years of Sadiq Khan, it is clear we cannot afford more of the same.”
The Tories have also been forced to acknowledge they only have around 15,000 members in the capital.
They said that 7,321 Tory members voted in the London Mayoralty selection race at a turnout of 47.8 per cent – meaning the party has 15,316 members who are eligible to vote.
Theresa May tweeted her support saying: “Congratulations to Shaun Bailey, the new candidate for Mayor of London. A passionate and dedicated campaigner, he truly gets what London needs to thrive. He has the ideas and the energy to deliver. I look forward to joining him on the campaign trail soon.”
Chairman of the Tories Brandon Lewis said: “I’m delighted Shaun Bailey has been elected as our candidate.
He is passionate about London and has the ideas London needs to continue to be the best capital city in the world. London is being let down by Sadiq Khan, who keeps breaking the promises he made to Londoners on crime, housing and transport. I know Shaun will hold him to account and outline his positive vision for London.”
Unity News Opinion- Get set for another 4 years of Sadiq Khan if Bailey is the best the Tories can offer, they don’t stand a chance! We can only hope that a miracle candidate comes along to oust Khan or that he is removed from office entirely!
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