Festus Akinbusoye has entered the Conservative race for London Mayor, setting up a contest with Sir James Cleverly for the party’s 2028 nomination. The former Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner announced the move on GB News and in interviews published on 1 September 2026. Guido Fawkes flagged it the same morning with the headline “Cleverly’s Challenger.” Akinbusoye, now a Westminster City councillor, is pitching himself as the outsider the Tories need after more than