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Following Karen Buck's post for LabourList urging a change of tone in the London Mayoral contest, Ken Livingstone has announced that he'll be closing his attack website in an attempt to change the tone of the debate. The full statement from…
Boris Johnson’s foul-mouthed tirade at Ken Livingstone in a lift at the LBC studios has set a new low. By all accounts he called Ken a ‘f***ing liar’ several times in a lift following the Nick Ferrari show debate. Though it has been…
What Boris Johnson said to Ken Livingstone in a lift after the LBC debate this morning: "You're a f**king liar. You're a f**king liar. You're a f**king liar." Does that sound like someone who is relaxed with their performance? In control?…
I felt sick to my stomach when I saw the news from Bradford. George Galloway was an appalling MP for Bethnal Green and Bow which is why the people of Tower Hamlets rejected Respect so decisively in May 2010. I hope you can stop the rot…
The Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland – a brilliant and thoughtful writer – has written a piece setting out why he will not be voting for Ken Livingstone in May’s London mayoral election (“I've backed Ken Livingstone for mayor before…
It started with the best of intentions. Ken Livingstone would meet Jewish Labour supporters, rediscover some common ground and build some bridges ahead of the mayoral election. And let there be no mistake - those bridges need to be built…
The size of the London Assembly constituencies means that it is rare to find issues that resonate everywhere – but there are some. Fares, police, and housing come right at the top of that list. From the riverside tower blocks of Battersea…
On Monday hundreds of people packed the Old Vic Tunnels in Waterloo for a rally to mark the beginning of the official campaign period for the London Mayoral Election. Why they went there is in the end why we in the Labour Party do what we…
Regardless of what might be tomorrow’s in budget, Londoners already know that their city simply can’t afford another four years of a Tory mayor. Crippling cuts to essential services like police, and ever more expensive tube and bus fares…
Ed Miliband today accused Boris Johnson of having ‘plundered’ the pockets of Londoners through his fare rises and said that the London Mayoral election is a referendum on the high fares policy of the Tory candidate, Boris Johnson. He said…
Behind closed doors, Boris says: "the last thing I really want to do is endure another four years of boring meetings with TfL"
Over the past year I’ve met thousands of young people from every London borough at college “Tell Ken” sessions. It is these young people who will shape London’s future, and listening to them talk about their dreams and aspirations is always…
