Labour MP and potential Mayoral candidate Tessa Jowell has said the capital needs a serious Mayor to confront the “threats” to its status as “a great city”.
Tessa Jowell and Diane Abbott lead poll on preferred Labour Mayoral candidate
Dame Tessa is named by 11% of all voters when asked to name “the best” candidate for the party to put forward in 2016, confirming the lead she enjoyed last October.
Labour’s ‘part-time Boris’ attack could easily rebound on their own Mayoral hopefuls
If Boris is wrong to have stood for election in 2012 and then seek another post in 2015, how can Labour credibly allow two of its own MPs to stand for re-election next year and then immediately start campaigning for a post outside Parliament?
Labour’s late Mayoral selection risks robbing them of a valuable campaign line
According to the Mail, Boris is poised to announce his return to Parliament at the next General Election, leaving him with an overlapping year during which he’ll serve at both City Hall and in the Commons.
Business leaders warn Labour against excluding London from financial devolution
Business leaders have warned that a failure to include London in Labour’s plans to devolve more powers to cities would benefit the capital’s European rivals, not its English neighbours.
