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| "Red Ken" Livingstone to take on Johnson in London mayoral race |
| 2010-09-25 |
[Gulf Times] RedKen Livingstone launched a bitter attack on Boris Johnson yesterday as he was confirmed as Labour's candidate for the 2012 mayoral race. The former mayor branded his Tory rival "Robin Hood in reverse" and called on Londoners to punish him for cuts imposed by the coalition government. Livingstone, 65, was close to tears as he successfully beat off Oona King's challenge for the nomination, winning support from 68.6% of party members. The result sets the stage for a political rematch with the man who kicked him out of office two years ago. "We need a mayor who will stand up for London," Livingstone told supporters on the South Bank. "The choice between me and Boris Johnson could not be clearer." He vowed to protect the fare payer -- City Hall's largest source of revenue. "After Boris Johnson's unnecessary fare increases, which go hand-in-hand with cuts to investment, we need fairer fares," he said. "I promise that fares under my administration will be lower than if he is re-elected. "His conflicts with the government are phoney. They are designed to shuffle off blame. But they won't wash as he fought to get them elected. "Boris Johnson can't have his cake and eat it. 'It wasn't me guv' won't wash. Boris, your fingerprints are all over the scene of the crime and it's you and your party that damage London." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "I promise that fares under my administration will be lower than if he is re-elected." What a stupid statement. Exactly how would this play out? Have 2 parallel universes with one as mayor in each. That way Mayor Livingston can keep his fares lower than Mayor Johnson. |
| Posted by: Chemist 2010-09-25 07:50 |
| #1 I don't know what's wrong with King. She'd be a great asset on the right side of politics - plus she's been subjected to some of the worst abuse the Left can throw, from two of their greatest (and most anti-semitic) slimeballs: Livingstone and George Galloway. She'd be comfortable in today's Tory party. in 2005 she lost her constituency to Labour renegade and shameless traitor Galloway. King supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq ... Bethnal Green and Bow with its almost 45,000 Muslims was Galloway's best chance to defeat Labour in what became a "bitter single issue campaign."[11] King described the contest as "one of the dirtiest ..we have ever seen in British politics" and complained of "quite disturbing" anti-semitic racial abuse.[13] She was the putative target of vegetable and egg throwers during a memorial service commemorating the second world war bombing of a block of flats with predominantly Jewish victims.[14] King claimed it was deliberate part of Respect's camapign... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2010-09-25 03:16 |