Two separate reports today suggest Boris Johnson is close to confirming that he’ll seek re-election as Mayor of London in 2012. I won’t pretend I’m not slightly surprised at the reports – no doubt inspired by pretty authoritative briefing – in the Guardian and Standard given that Boris often looks like he wishes he were anywhere other than in City Hall.
2012 London Elections
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
King needs to give Livingstone a real challenge
When Oona King decided to challenge Ken Livingstone for Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidacy it opened up the prospect that Team Ken, having been committed to helping their man take back City Hall ever since he lost to Boris Johnson in 2008, would have a genuine fight on their hands to secure the nomination.
Labour MPs support King’s Mayoral bid
Former MP Oona King, who is challenging Ken Livingstone in the race to become Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidate, today announced the backing of 11 London MPs and unveiled the first policies of her campaign.
Livingstone formally submits Mayoral bid
Dagenham MP Jon Cruddas has endorsed Ken Livingstone’s campaign to become Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidate. The endorsement comes as Livingstone formally submitted his nomination papers at Labour’s HQ in Victoria this morning.
Livingstone’s 2012 bid has to be more than a 2008 re-tread
Unlike a council or Parliamentary election there are no shades of winning or losing the job of Mayor of London and in 2008 Livingstone unambiguously lost. Voters rejected not only the policies he offered for a third term but also those he’d already implemented during his 8 years in office which they no longer found attractive.