The Tories have selected Zac Goldsmith to be their candidate in next year's London Mayoral election.
He'll be up againstin the race to succeed Boris Johnson in the capital's top job.
Goldsmith secured 71 per cent of the vote in the Conservative contest
.
He fought off competition from rivals including entrepreneur Ivan Massow, current deputy mayor Stephen Greenhalgh and London Assembly member Andrew Boff.
The 40-year-old Richmond Park MP is the son of billionaire tycoon Sir James Goldsmith.
He was educated at Oxford and at Eton - but was expelled from the posh public school for possession of cannabis.
Polls suggest Khan has a healthy lead over Goldsmith in the race for city hall, with
And Sadiq drew more than 48,000 votes in the Labour mayoral primary, compared to Goldsmith's 6,514 in the Conservative contest.
Incumbent mayor Boris Johnson said: "I'm delighted for Zac - he's principled, hard-working and dedicated. He's fizzing with ideas and he's passionate about London and its people.
held back from entering until he'd to try and follow into City Hall.
He was keen to avoid being compared to two-jobs Mr Johnson - who ran for his Uxbridge seat while still having a year left to serve as mayor.
He'll be up againstin the race to succeed Boris Johnson in the capital's top job.
Goldsmith secured 71 per cent of the vote in the Conservative contest
.
He fought off competition from rivals including entrepreneur Ivan Massow, current deputy mayor Stephen Greenhalgh and London Assembly member Andrew Boff.
The 40-year-old Richmond Park MP is the son of billionaire tycoon Sir James Goldsmith.
He was educated at Oxford and at Eton - but was expelled from the posh public school for possession of cannabis.
Polls suggest Khan has a healthy lead over Goldsmith in the race for city hall, with
And Sadiq drew more than 48,000 votes in the Labour mayoral primary, compared to Goldsmith's 6,514 in the Conservative contest.
Incumbent mayor Boris Johnson said: "I'm delighted for Zac - he's principled, hard-working and dedicated. He's fizzing with ideas and he's passionate about London and its people.
held back from entering until he'd to try and follow into City Hall.
He was keen to avoid being compared to two-jobs Mr Johnson - who ran for his Uxbridge seat while still having a year left to serve as mayor.
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