A Conservative politician has said that the next Mayor of London should be able to “really represent the people” as the selection campaign for their party candidate begins.

The Conservative Party is preparing to elect a candidate for the next mayoral election.

A party committee will look through applications and whittle the number of candidates down to between eight and ten, before choosing three contenders following interviews.

Finally, all members of the Conservative party will elect a candidate who they are hoping will be announced at the Tory Party Conference in October.

Writing to members of the Conservative party today ,Mr Prince said that those working at City Hall have seen the “complete and utter mess” that Sadiq Khan is making of running London.

The London Assembly member for Havering and Redbridge, Keith Prince, told the BBC: “We need a candidate that really does represent the people and who is not on an ego trip, someone who wants to protect people.”

Speaking about the letter Mr Prince said: “People are sick of crime in the capital; rises in moped crime, burglaries and knife crime.

“It just goes on and on, I think people are very disappointed.”

The next mayoral election will take place in May 2020 during which candidates will be campaigning for the right to become mayor beforehand.

Mr Prince thinks that the chances for a Tory party candidate to be the next Mayor of London are “improving by the day”.

He said the Conservatives are a party of “law and order”.

Mr Prince said he will not be running as a candidate as he would prefer to stay as the Havering and Redbridge Assembly Member.

But London Assembly members Shaun Bailey and Andrew Boff have both put themselves forward to be the next Conservative party mayoral candidate.

Mr Boff said: “I think London needs someone who knows how the city works and knows the kind of challenges that the city needs to make London a better place.”

Mr Boff said that there needed to be some “radical solutions” to make London a better place.

He was quick to criticise Mr Khan for a number of problems in the capital including the current housing crisis as well as the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ).

Mr Boff said: “If I become the Mayor of London I will ban tower blocks in outer London. I want nothing above six storeys to force people to provide accommodation that Londoners are actually in need of.”

Commenting on the ULEZ he added: “We want to move away from the idea of artificial zones and clean up the transport network. I will be excluding any bus that emits diesel from coming into central London.”

Mr Boff also blamed drugs for the rise in violent crime in the capital and said that as mayor he would be lobbying the Government to have cannabis legalised.

In a final blow to Mr Khan he said: “The current mayor seems to be just making photo opportunities rather than setting ambitious targets.”