Candidate Quote by Sadiq Khan

I'm not going to become an MP and I'm not going to be London Mayor. I have no political ambitions.

— Karren Brady

I want to be Prime Minister, but I will stand for Mayor of London first.

— Mohamed Al-Fayed

I was fully aware of the challenges facing London before I was elected as mayor, but I didn't anticipate the issue that is likely…

— Sadiq Khan

I have been a transportation leader and advocate my entire public career.

— London Breed

I want to be mayor, but I don’t need to be mayor. I’m not a career politician.

— Dick Murphy

I have been an MP and government minister.

— Gyles Brandreth

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

— Boris Johnson

I've done eight years as mayor of London. I enjoyed it hugely; it was a massive privilege.

— Boris Johnson

We need to take a whole UK perspective on this [Brexit]. The Mayor of London has got a role in those kinds of discussions.

— Stephen Crabb

Transport is not a ministry the ambitious should accept: no transport minister has gone on to be prime minister.

— Justin Cartwright

If I was Mayor of London, I would take the congestion charge off. I'd keep the bike lanes. And buses free on a Thursday.

— Dereck Chisora

I think I would rather be a prime minister than a taxi driver.

— Jens Stoltenberg