Sebastian Coe Tops London Mayoral Polls

0:00On March 23rd, private polling for conservative supporters shows former Olympic star Sebastian Coe, topping popularity charts in London, outshining all. Party leaders and poised to defeat current mayor Sadik Khan in a potential 2028 race. Tories have struggled in the capital since Boris Johnson left the mayor's office in 2016, losing badly to Khan in three straight elections amid gripes, over crime, housing, and taxes. Condoners remember Coe as the goal met a winner, who spearheaded the stellar 2012 Olympics here, and he's a former conservative member of. Parliament who's been eyed for this role before. The survey of 2000 residents gave Coe a net favorability of plus 13 across ages and parties, beating Khan's minus six in rival James. Cleverleys plus three, while Greens and others split the vote. With Coe's world athletics presidency wrapping up next year, party insiders hope he'll jump back into politics, eyeing a real shot at reviving Tory.

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