London Elects Special: Mayoral Race or Coronation?

A month to go before Londoners get to vote on who will be the new mayor. And there's a field of 20 candidates this year.But what does the mayor actually do? Richard Brown, interim director of the Centre For London tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing the mayor has fewer powers than many people realise, but the stature of the role has grown as the winner of the office will have the biggest political mandate of any politician in Europe.Plus Mandu Reid, leader of the Women's Equality Party and candidate for London Mayor, joins to explain her party's position on issues including housing and policing the capital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.