Susan Hall: “I’m not what you think I am”
The Tory London mayoral candidate on how she will beat Sadiq Khan, the “disgraceful” treatment of the police, and her rogue tweets.
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Rachel Cunliffe is the associate political editor of the New Statesman. She writes on politics and culture, conducts interviews, and is a regular contributor to the New Statesman Podcast.
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