Rival candidates for the nomination have previously accused the Tooting MP of using his position as London spokesperson to delay selecting a Mayoral running until after the general election in the hope that he’d be rewarded with a cabinet position.
Labour MP Diane Abbott confirms Mayoral bid
The Hackney MP announced her intention to stand last December and is one of an expected slate of candidates which also includes follow MP David Lammy, transport expert Christian Wolmar and former MP Dame Tessa Jowell.
What?! London’s Greens might not vote Labour in 2016? It’s all so unfair!
Over on Twitter – the self-reinforcing bubble where they endlessly bragged of the “great receptions” they got in areas where no-one subsequently voted for them – there are grumbles because Green party members might back the greenest candidate in next year’s Mayoral race.
A letter for all Londoners – from Christian Wolmar
I care so deeply about running for Mayor, and earning the chance to serve. I’ve not sat in the Commons, but I have dedicated my life to writing and campaigning on social issues. I’ve been campaigning for the Labour nomination since 2012 because I think London deserves better than the tired routine epitomised by the last mayoral campaign.
Boris returns to Parliament as LibDems reduced to a single London MP
Voters in the capital last night sacked all but one of the city’s seven Liberal Democrat MPs, ending the careers of leading figures including Business Secretary Vince Cable, former deputy leader Simon Hughes and Lynne Featherstone.
