OPINION - The Standard View: The Tories' mayoral selection process was a dereliction of duty to Londoners

When this newspaper endorsed Sadiq Khan for a third term as London’s Mayor, it was not simply because of who he was not: Susan Hall. The Evening Standard believes that Khan was the best candidate, and Londoners agreed by a significant margin. Yet it is difficult to escape from the conclusion that the Tories bungled their mayoral selection, to the detriment of the contest as a whole.