Keith Prince: What should London Conservatives be looking for in our Mayoral candidate?
Boris Johnson’s victories showed we can win in a “Labour city” with someone whose excitement can cut through to the public.
Boris Johnson’s victories showed we can win in a “Labour city” with someone whose excitement can cut through to the public.
The former youth worker and London Assembly member Shaun Bailey could offer hope to disadvantaged communities.
Rather than “one size fits all” directives from City Hall we must allow local communities to have the chance to innovate.
The focus is on the choice of candidate. But the first consideration should be what the message should be and how it can be conveyed.
Onward proposes helping half a million young people by lending them a deposit in the same way that government underwrites some of their mortgage costs.
I’ll be putting my name forward as our candidate for Mayor and will use my mandate to argue with Government to change the law to save the lives of young Londoners.
Support for expansion is the prevailing wisdom, but it’s demonstrably wrong – even using the Department for Transport’s own figures.
The former Trade Minister has not just put Boris Johnson in a tight spot, but might have just made a high-profile entry into the race for his old job.
Brexit poses a values and voting challenge for both the main parties. It may be even bigger for Labour than for the Conservatives.
We will not win with a celebrity or career politician. That is why I am putting myself forward.
Half London’s homes are in buildings of just one or two floors. We could allow terraced houses to be split into maisonettes.
They feel left behind and untouched by the economic progress that has been made. Getting people into work must be at the top of our priority list.
A report published by the Centre for Social Justice today outlines four major traps that could jeopardise Britain’s employment miracle.
He might need to read up on his new boss’s record a little more closely.
The candidate will be selected before the Party conference in September.