Boris Johnson’s campaign have accused Ken Livingstone of making “inaccurate claims” about the level of murders in the capital. Speaking to BBC London last night, Mr Livingstone said murders were up by 8%, a figure disputed by Mr Johnson’s team which says “the number of murders has fallen by more than 24%” according to the […]
2012 London Elections
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Boris launches transport manifesto with vow to introduce “driverless” Tube trains
Boris Johnson launched his transport manifesto this morning with a vow to introduce “driverless” trains across the Tube network. Mr Johnson, who is seeking re-election in May, also promises to deploy 600 New Bus for London vehicles by 2016. There are also commitments to continue opposing a third runway at Heathrow and to “lobby Government […]
Ken Livingstone talks polls, rows, budgets and second preferences
As the first week of campaigning in this year’s City Hall elections comes to a close, we speak to Labour candidate Ken Livingstone about his lost opinion poll lead, rows over his tax affairs and older Jewish voters and the importance of second preference votes in securing a return to City Hall. This week’s YouGov […]
Boris’s restates existing TfL policy as campaign pledge
London’s streets could receive “more railing” in accident blackspots under plans announced by Boris Johnson, the Evening Standard reports. The suggestion is part of a series of traffic proposals the Mayor has announced as part of his re-election bid. Mr Johnson’s campaign declines to provide policy details and campaign announcements to this site. As reported, […]
Jones makes accessible Tube pledge
The Green party’s candidate for Mayor of London says she would make one third of Tube network step-free by 2018 if elected in May. Jenny Jones made the pledge during a campaign visit to Stockwell, South London where she launched her accessibility manifesto. At present just 63 of the Tube’s 270 stations are step-free from […]
