Could Corbyn derail Sadiq’s mayoral campaign?

Since the election date for next year’s London mayoral election was announced, Sadiq Khan has been putting on a show of confidence that his re-election is in the bag with his supporters pointing to polling that suggests Labour enjoy a 40-point lead in the capital. However, the Ulez expansion – which Keir Starmer blamed on his failure to take Uxbridge in last month’s by-election – has certainly put a spring in the step of his Tory mayoral opponent Susan Hall.

Now could a fresh nightmare be heading his way? It appears the incumbent Mayor of London might have an unwelcome challenger at next year’s election in the shape of none other than former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking on a panel at the Edinburgh Fringe this weekend, Corbyn gave an enigmatic hint that he might put himself forward as a candidate for Mayor.

Asked if he would consider throwing his hat into the ring, Corbyn replied: ‘Well let’s have a think about it, shall we?’ With words that might well make Khan quake, he continued, ‘I want to see change in our society.