Crisis At The Corporation: Tim Hailes Steps Away From Role Of Lord Mayor Of London Just Days Before A Rigged Election Would Have Given Him This Title

Below we reproduce an email that was sent to all members of the Court of Common Council between 7pm and 8pm last night, 27 September 2026. It conveys the news that Tim Hailes has unexpectedly stepped away from the role of Lord Mayor only a couple of days before he was due to be “elected” to the post in a process so undemocratic it would embarrass even the Russian electoral commission: Urgent Update: Common Hall (Election of Lord Mayor)Official High ImportanceTC – Members Enquiries To TC – Members EnquiriesTo: All Members of the Court of Common CouncilSent on behalf of the Nominations Committee of the Court of Aldermen Dear Member, At an exceptional meeting of the Court of Alderman Nominations Committee this evening, Alderman Tim Hailes gave notice of his withdrawal from consideration for election as Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2026/27. This will undoubtedly have been a difficult decision to reach for Tim, as he sets out below in a summary of his statement to the Court. Tim…