Tory peer Karren Brady has ruled out replacing Lord Sugar on the Apprentice – but hinted she could make a run to be London Mayor . The West Ham chairman , who was elevated to the House of Lords by David Cameron last year , said she had 'no desire to do television ' and would walk away from the hit BBC show whenever Lord Sugar leaves . Baroness Brady said she was 'looking to do less television and more House of Lords – not the other way around ' . Tory peer Karen Brady has ruled out replacing Lord Sugar on the Apprentice – but hinted she could make a run to be London Mayor . The celebrity businesswoman , who has been made the government 's Small Business Ambassador , said she would consider running for London Mayor once West Ham had moved into their new stadium at the Olympic Park . She told House magazine : ' I always say 'never say never ' . If you 'd asked me five years ago , would I be here in the House of Lords , I would have probably said 'No ' . 'There are certain things you know as you get older you definitely do n't want to do , like more television . But there are some things that you become more open to . ' She added : ' I spend a lot of time talking to Boris about it . I think Boris has been a fantastic Mayor . I think whoever does that job , it 's the one job in politics that I think is very meaningful , that is like the CEO of a company . 'There are issues that need resolving and there 's a lot of campaigning that needs to be done to promote London around the world . ' Asked if she also had ambitions to replace her friend Lord Sugar when he retires from The Apprentice , she replied : 'No… I have no desire to do television , I do it because I like Alan and we have a lot of fun together , and it 's a really interesting show . 'But when he leaves , I leave . I 'm looking to do less television and more House of Lords , not the other way around . ' Karren Brady , Lord Sugar and Nick Hewer are the stars of the hit TV show The Apprentice . Baroness Brady said she would leave the show when Lord Sugar stepped down . Asked if she will be known on the show as Baroness Brady or Lady Brady : ' I have no idea , I have n't even thought about it ! ' She added : 'Alan is a friend , first and foremeost . And as he said friendship first , politics second . ' I was really pleased to have him with me on the day , we 've been very close , we 've known each other for 20 years , and of course other than doing the show we share a common interest in football . He said 'friendship first , politics second ' and I said 'football third ! ' She said the pair were 'like-minded on many things ' , but added : 'Obviously he supports Tottenham , I support West Ham , he 's on the Labour side and I 'm on the Conservative side , but friendship is important to us . ' Baroness Brady , who revealed that her first job paid just £8,000 , laid into Ed Miliband – claiming the Labour leader , unlike Lord Sugar , 'does n't understand business ' . She said : ' I think there 's a real danger . Labour has shifted so to the Left that I think most businesspeople are very concerned about what will happen to their business and their growth if there 's a Labour government . 'He does n't understand business . He 's never worked in business . Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves , you have to understand what it takes to run a business . '
West Ham chairman was elevated to BBC last year . Said she would walk away from hit the House of Lords show whenever Lord Sugar leaves . But the celebrity businesswoman said 'never say never ' to London Mayor .