Labour have held the second of their official Mayoral selection hustings with Mayoral hopefuls giving answers on the issues of congestion and London’s environment which merit further discussion.
2012 London Elections
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Diane Abbott backs Livingstone
London MP and Labour leadership hopeful Diane Abbott has endorsed Ken Livingstone’s bid to become Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidate. Abbott said she was backing the former-Mayor “because he has stood up for London under Tory and Labour governments alike and that experience and knowledge of London politics will be an asset in these difficult times.”
Thanks for the offer Lembit but do you mind if we don’t accept?
Having been previously rejected by his own party members for the role of LibDem President and more recently the voters of his former Parliamentary constituency, it seems Lembit Opik can’t wait to offer himself to the voters of London as their potential next Mayor. Hopefully he’ll forgive those of us who actually care about our […]
Thoughts on Oona’s Independent interview
As I’ve said before, I think democracy is best served when candidates for any political nomination or office have to fight for it. That wasn’t the case in 2008 when Labour anointed Ken Livingstone and the Tory and LibDem selections produced huge majorities for the victors. Until recently my hope has been that would-be candidates […]
Duvall backs Livingstone’s Mayoral bid
Ken Livingstone’s bid to become Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidate has been backed by London Assembly member and Chair of the Greater London Labour Party Len Duvall.