Ken Livingstone says he would head the new Mayor’s Office for Policing (MOPC) if elected next week. The MOPC, which replaced the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) in January, provides the Metropolitan Police with its strategic goals and scrutinises the force and Commissioner. In turn MOPC is scrutinised by a new London Assembly Police and Crime […]
2012 London Election
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Ken: I’d bring greater transparency to TfL
Labour’s candidate for Mayor Ken Livingstone says he would publish greater details about Transport for London’s contracts with suppliers and sponsors if elected next week. In recent years TfL has entered a number of sponsorship deals with Emirates, Barclays and Virgin Media which the public and London Assembly Members have been denied details of. AMs […]
RMT launches High Court defamation action over Boris’s election posters
London Mayor Boris Johnson is facing a High Court defamation action over an election leaflet referring to RMT General Secretary Bob Crow. Last month the union called on Mr Johnson’s re-election campaign to withdraw posters it said portrays Mr Crow “as part of a corrupt group of cronies under the control of Labour mayoral candidate […]
New poll puts Boris just 2 points ahead
Boris Johnson’s lead over rival Ken Livingstone has slipped to just 2% according to a new YouGov poll. The poll, commissioned for the Evening Standard newspaper, suggests Mr Johnson has the support of 51% while Mr Livingstone is the preferred choice of 49%. Last week the polling company placed Johnson 6 points ahead of Livingstone, […]
Livingstone seeks to rally Labour supporters
Ken Livingstone today sought to rally wavering Labour supporters to his cause, warning that a vote for rival Boris Johnson is “a vote for what the Tories are doing to our country and our city.” Labour are hoping national poll leads of up to 12% will translate into victory at City Hall at next week’s […]
