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Susan Hall

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It’s 11am in Dagenham and my interview with Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, is in danger of finishing before it’s begun. “Can we do this when Susan’s free at the end for 10 minutes? It’s totally interrupting our campaign schedule,” interjects a forgettable-looking fleececlad man with the vague yet unmistakable condescension of someone kicking you off a golf course.

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