Zac Goldsmith refuses to rule out future return to Tory fold

Zac Goldsmith has refused to rule out a future return to the Conservative Party, telling Sky News he was "not thinking ahead that far". The former mayoral candidate quit as a Tory MP in protest at the Government's Heathrow expansion plans, forcing a by-election which he is fighting as an independent candidate against the move. The Conservatives decided not to contest the Richmond Park seat in the 1 December election, amid claims it did not want to split the Tory vote and risk losing to the Liber