A Tory politician has pledged to work “tirelessly” if he is reselected as the London Assembly member for Havering and Redbridge.

Keith Price, current London Assembly member for Havering and Redbridge, has been reselected as the Conservative Party candidate ahead of the London Assembly elections in May 2020.

During these elections Londoners will not only vote for the next Mayor of London but also assembly members to represent the 14 Greater London Authority constituencies – the other 11 members of the assembly will represent the whole of the capital.

Mr Prince, who was previously the leader of Redbridge Council, said he is “honoured” to have been reselected.

He said: “They are boroughs which mean a lot of me and I feel a great debt of gratitude to the areas because they have made me who I am.

“I am a local Havering and Redbridge boy and the boroughs are in my blood.”

Mr Prince, who was born and went to school in Havering and has been the London Assembly member for the borough since 2016 says he plans to tackle a number of issues in the borough.

These issues include improving policing and he has promised to continue to bring suggestions to the London Assembly about how crime in the boroughs can be brought down.

Mr Prince also wants to reduce the number of strikes taking place on the London Underground network and says he is working with Stanstead Airport to reduce unemployment in the boroughs and provide people with job opportunities in aviation in customer service.

But Mr Prince also stressed that he would be work towards goals which would not just happen overnight but would take time to develop.

He said: “This is a mistake a lot of politicians make. We want to try and get things done even if they don’t have immediate results.”

Mr Prince also said he has “redefined” the role by not just working from City Hall, where the London Assembly meets, but by “bringing together” different groups of people.

In a final message to voters Mr Prince said: “I will work tirelessly for people in Havering and Redbridge and will work to bring benefits to the boroughs.

“I won’t just be in City Hall playing politics.

“I genuinely care, I am not just a career politician who sees this job as a stepping stone to getting into parliament. This is the job I have always wanted.”