Tory stitch-up row as frontrunner is ditched Anti-knife campaigner Samuel Kasumu, who attracted high profile supporters, complains about selection procedure
A councillor in Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire, Kasumu – who works in London – told Tory officials he was seeking to move back to the capital after he and his wife had been unable to afford a London house.Anti-knife campaigner Kasumu had amassed more high profile supporters than any other candidate, and was backed by big hitters Grant Shapps, Priti Patel, Steve Baker; Nadhim Zahawi, and Nadine Dorries. , who was stabbed to death in 2000 aged 10, also threw his weight behind Kasumu.
In a statement, Kasumu said: “I have been made aware for a number of weeks, by multiple sources, that certain individuals were seeking the best mechanisms to prevent me making the shortlist for the Conservative mayoral candidacy.
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