Sadiq Khan, Labour’s candidate for Mayor of London, responding to the selection of Zac Goldsmith, said:

“I welcome Zac Goldsmith to the Mayoral contest and look forward to a positive and friendly debate about the big issues facing Londoners.

"This election is a referendum on London’s housing crisis, and I challenge Zac Goldsmith to join me in opposing the Tories’ Housing Bill, which will make our city’s housing crisis many times worse.”