The Daily Telegraph

London mayor candidate from Windrush family

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TORY members have selected a Windrush descendant and former adviser to David Cameron to fight Sadiq Khan in the next London mayoral election.

Shaun Bailey defeated rivals Andrew Boff and Joy Morrissey for the nomination to stand in 2020 after a vote by party supporters in the capital.

Mr Bailey, who is a London Assembly member, is pledging a “zero tolerance” approach to crime and vows to put 1,000 extra police officers on London’s streets if he wins the mayoralty.

His first major political speech following his selection will be at the Conservati­ve Party conference in Birmingham early next week.

Mr Bailey’s family moved to London as part of the Windrush Generation and he was raised by his mother in North Kensington. For years, he was a youth worker in Ladbroke Grove and entered politics through charity work.

Tory chairman Brandon Lewis said: “I’m delighted Shaun Bailey has been elected as our candidate. He is passionate about London.”

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