Ex-mitie boss joins Mayor race

THE former boss of outsourcer Mitie has thrown her hat into the ring to become the next Mayor of London in 2020, writes

Rhiannon Curry.

Ruby Mcgregor-smith, who is a Conservative

peer, announced she was standing as a Tory candidate for the job, and said tackling the capital’s housing shortage and knife crime would be among her priorities.

She stepped down from Mitie in October 2016.