Overview
- Private polling commissioned for Conservative backers reports that Sebastian Coe holds a net favourability of plus 13 in London against Sadiq Khan on minus six from a sample of 2,000 people.
- Senior Conservatives are pressing Coe to consider a 2028 run, citing indications that his support extends beyond Tory voters to some Labour and Reform supporters.
- Coe has not declared a bid, and an ally was quoted as saying he is still considering his position as his World Athletics presidency approaches its end next year.
- CityAM highlights practical snags for any campaign because Coe chairs a Mayoral Development Corporation, a planning and regeneration body, and he is involved in Manchester United’s Old Trafford project in Manchester.
- The same polling places other figures behind Coe, with James Cleverly on plus three and Green leader Zack Polanski and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on plus six, as Tories look to rebound after a decade of losses to Khan’s three straight wins.