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There's a fascinating story from Adam Bienkov this morning, which reveals that Boris Johnson has tried to claim that he's not the Mayor, in an attempt to claim that it was someone else - and not him - who ordered a City Hall pass for his…
It’s been a tough year for many Londoners. One in ten in the capital are unemployed, crime is up and the rising cost of living is squeezing family budgets. There is a quiet crisis going on behind the front doors of our city people are…
Boris Johnson has been labelled a "part-time Mayor" by Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liam Byrne, after it emerged that Boris Johnson has been writing a book (as well as his regular "chickenfeed" Telegraph column) on top…
For me, the exercise of writing an autobiography had an unexpected effect. It reinforced my reasons for standing for election and strengthened my resolve to join the fray in what will be the fight of my life. You might expect putting your…
I am standing for Chair of London Young Labour because I want to see our members on the front line of next year's Mayoral election. If Labour is going to win, we need a youth movement out in force in every Borough, every school and every…
On Wednesday night I joined 80 volunteers at Labour party HQ - all there to take part in the Ken4London phonebank - or ‘Kenvassing', as the regulars call it. What struck me was not only the sheer number of volunteers who had turned out on a…
Boris Johnson on a fares cut (as proposed by Ken Livingstone): "The last thing Londoners want or deserve" We're not sure that's true Boris - fancy putting it to a vote...?
Last week we saw Boris Johnson take the podium at the Conservative Party Conference. His stand-up routine aside, which by most standards would be classed as amusing; Boris positioned himself as the Mayor of London. Not a mayor, the mayor…
By Shelly Asquith / @ShellyAsquith Fresh back from conference, having had time to relax, reflect and set out our policies; it's back to school for Labour's Mayoral campaign. At the start of this new term, London Labour should be looking…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Boris. He's a one isn't he? With his off colour jokes and his jokingly invading Calais - he's the British Berlusconi. And that's a fair comparison really - when you think about - albeit it in a somewhat…
By Ken Livingstone Today we saw the real Boris Johnson - an out-of-touch Conservative, failing to put ordinary Londoners first on the issues that really affect them, from rising fares to police cuts. He gave no hope to Londoners facing…
By Ken Livingstone Fares in London have become a stealth tax on the public, taking money out of the pockets of ordinary Londoners and - through that - out of the London economy. That has to change. We can change it without damaging the…
