Tory hopeful Hall: 'I'll listen to Londoners'

Cafe campaign launch as she vows to tackle crime, Ulez and high rents

- Rachael Burford

SUSAN HALL has said she will be “listening to Londoners” as she swiped at Sadiq Khan on the first day of her official mayoral campaign trail today.

The Conservative contender vowed to focus on cutting crime, tackling “sky-high” rents and cancelling the Ulez expansion.

Ms Hall launched her bid to lead City Hall in a cafe in Uxbridge yesterday with less than six weeks to go before the election. She was joined by backbench Tory MP Steve Tuckwell, who won a Westminster by-election in the constituency last year with his anti-Ulez campaign.

Mr Khan was accompanied by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer when he fired the starting gun on his push to be re-elected mayor last week.

“While Sadiq Khan decided to launch his campaign by talking to his Labour mates in Westminster, I held an event at a cafe in Uxbridge and listened to Londoners,” Ms Hall said this morning.

“I have been travelling to every bit of our city, listening to your concerns.”