DAVID Lammy is being urged to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor after he was sacked as deputy PM.

insiders said they have launched a campaign to “woo” the former Foreign Secretary to take a tilt at City Hall.

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy delivers a speech during the Global Partnerships Conference.David Lammy is being urged to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor after he was sacked as deputy PM Credit: EPA Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaking.There is growing expectation that Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan will not stand for a fourth term in 2028 Credit: PA

It comes amid a growing expectation that Labour London Mayor will not stand for a fourth term in 2028.

The race for London City Hall is already heating up.

former Cabinet minister has announced he wants to be the Tory candidate.

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A senior Labour Party figure said: “There is a concerted campaign to woo David Lammy to run.

“He would stand a real chance of winning.

“Currently the main person pushing herself is Dawn Butler – but she wouldn’t stand a chance.”

Mr Lammy was Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy PM.

“But he was sacked from the Cabinet when Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.