2012 London Election

Green members and supporters voting in May’s Mayoral election will be encouraged to give their second preference votes to Labour’s Ken Livingstone. On Monday Livingstone addressed an audience of Green party members and was questioned about his record and policies for a new term. Members then voted on whether to recommend supporters give him their […]

Jenny Jones, the Green party candidate for Mayor of London, has unveiled her policies to help young people get “a better deal”. Proposals include campaigning to bring back the Educational Maintenance Allowance and extending the London Living Wage. Ms Jones also says she would help the capital’s 16-24 year olds by “creating 150,000 high quality […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]