The London mayoral race has tightened ahead of polling day tomorrow, with a new survey giving Sadiq Khan a 12 point lead over Tory rival Shaun Bailey.
YouGov s final poll before the capital votes puts the Labour incumbent on 43 per cent in the first round.
That is down four points on last month while Mr Bailey is up one point to 31 per cent.
The numbers suggest Mr Khan is on course to win the contest in a second round run-off with Mr Bailey by 59 per cent to 41 per cent.
Overall, Mr Khan s lead over Mr Bailey has fallen from 19 points to 12 points.
Sadiq Khan s dowdy gilet-under-a-blazer look was back in the spotlight once again as he hit the campaign trail ahead of tomorrow s London Mayoral elections.
The Labour candidate sported the unconventional combination as he posed for selfies with residents in Waltham Forest today.
He has previously taken flak over the look - which has seen him compared to a manager of a struggling football side, or an office worker set for a wintry night in a beer garden.
The fashion faux pas comes as Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey closes in on his rival ahead of tomorrow s big vote.
YouGov s final poll before the capital votes puts the Labour incumbent on 43 per cent in the first round.
All right, only two candidates have a cat in hell’s chance of winning, but let’s look at the runners and riders in all their glory ‘London needs the “mayor of London” more than it actually needs a mayor of London, if that makes sense.’ Photograph: I-Wei Huang/Alamy ‘London needs the “mayor of London” more than it actually needs a mayor of London, if that makes sense.’ Photograph: I-Wei Huang/Alamy
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