David Lammy urged to stand as Labour’s candidate for London Mayor after being sacked as deputy PM

DAVID Lammy is being urged to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor after he was sacked as deputy PM. Labour insiders said they have launched a campaign to “woo” the former Foreign Secretary to take a tilt at City Hall. David Lammy is being urged to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor after he was sacked as deputy PM Credit: EPA There is growing expectation that Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan will not stand for a fourth term in 2028 Credit: PA It comes amid a growing expectation that Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan will not stand for a fourth term in 2028. The race for London City Hall is already heating up. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you! Tory former Cabinet minister James Cleverly has announced he wants to be the Tory candidate. Laila Cunningham is running for Reform UK. A senior Labour Party figure said: “There is a concerted campaign to woo David Lammy to run. “He would stand a real chance of winning. “Currently the main person pushing herself is Dawn Butler – but she wouldn’t stand a chance.” Mr Lammy was Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy PM. Most read in The Sun “But he was sacked from the Cabinet when Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. Comment now