Why Tim Hailes Was Replaced By Bronek Masojada As Lord Mayor Of The City of London & Lady Mayor Sue Langley’s Legacy

Last Monday morning (28/9/26), before any of the national media covered the story, we broke the news that Alder Tim Hailes was stepping away from the role of Lord Mayor of the City of London just days before he was due to be “elected” to it. He was doing so ostensibly on his own initiative to protect the reputation of the office because “someone closely connected” to one of his former employers was subject to criminal proceedings, although he said this did not involve him and he was not personally under investigation. On the following day (29/9/26), another Alder, Bronek Masojada, was “elected” Lord Mayor in the usual undemocratic process, and will take office on 13/11/26 as successor to the current Lady Mayor, Sue Langley. The announcement of this sudden change of “candidate” just 39 hours before the “election” sent shock waves through both the City Council, which consists of 125 elected members (100 Councillors and 25 Alders), and the Livery, whose members have a historical and…