Susan Hall: Tory London mayor candidate is ‘hard-right’ Trump fan who wants trans women out of sports
Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for mayor of London, is a “hard-right, out-of-touch” Trump supporter who’s faced criticism for her comments on race and trans rights.
Hall, a member of the London Assembly, will go up for election against incumbent Labour mayor Sadiq Khan in the 2024 election, the Conservatives announced on Wednesday (19 July).
Though hardly a household name, Hall is notorious in certain online spaces for her right-wing rhetoric. She’s previously faced criticism for her support of indicted former US President Donald Trump, her statements about trans people, and for claiming in 2022 that the Black community in London has a “problem with crime”.
NEW: Our Conservative candidate for Mayor of London is Susan Hall pic.twitter.com/vXhRkWNyk4
— Conservatives (@Conservatives) July 19, 2023
**Who is Susan Hall?**
Susan Hall has been a member of the London Assembly since 2017, and from 2019 to 2023 was leader of the Assembly’s Conservative group.
The politician from Harrow beat Mozammel Hossain to become the party’s London Mayoral candidate for 2024, winning 57 per cent of the vote, which she described as a “huge honour”.
Hall has said that her “passion is policing”, and has pledged to invest in the Met Police to “tackle the scourge of knives, modernise the police to use the latest artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology, and work to dismantle the gangs and organised crime networks that ruin so many lives”.
She has also said she will scrap Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) “on day one” if elected.
Hall spoke in support of Donald Trump during his 2020 reelection bid, agreed with Suella Braverman’s description of migrants as an “invasion” in 2022, and has opposed trans women participating in women’s sports.
London Labour criticised her for being out of touch with London’s diverse population, telling PinkNews: “The Conservative candidate for Mayor is a hard-right politician who couldn’t be more out of touch with our city and its values.
“She’s an outspoken supporter of Trump, Boris Johnson and a hard Brexit. She cheered Liz Truss’s mini-Budget, which sent mortgages and rents soaring. She doesn’t stand up for women. And she hates London’s diversity.
“Londoners deserve better than a candidate who represents the worst of the Tory failure and incompetence over the last 13 years.”
It is a huge honour to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, I’m so grateful to everyone for their support. Thanks to @MozForMayor for his positive and hard fought campaign. I will work tirelessly to defeat Sadiq Khan and offer Londoners the change we need. pic.twitter.com/Vj5bn7wQXB
— Susan Hall AM (@Councillorsuzie) July 19, 2023
**What has Susan Hall said about trans people?**
Susan Hall has spoken out about the trans community on Twitter several times, claiming “trans athletes should not be allowed to participate in women’s sports” in a tweet to GB News.