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Interview: London Conservative Festus Akinbusoye on his mayoral bid, his policies and his party

The announcement by James Cleverly that he hopes to become the Conservative candidate for Mayor in 2028 has dominated discussion of his party’s hopes of winning. That is unsurprising: Cleverly is the high-profile figure some London Tories have long been hoping would step forward.

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