A controversial veteran of the Special Boat Service has insisted he is serious about running for Mayor of London . Ant Middleton , who won fame as the chief instructor on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, is intent on standing in the 2028 election. He is running as an Independent but has expressed support for Reform UK and hopes to hold a conversation with party leader Nigel Farage .

Reform has yet to select an official candidate but there is the potential for multiple would-be mayors competing for the votes of Right-leaning Londoners. In last year’s contest, Labour’s Sadiq Khan won with 43.8% of the vote, with the Conservatives taking 32.7% and Reform UK winning just 3.2%.

Mr Middleton came under cross-party fire for his online claim in July that even third generation immigrants

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