Red Ken Livingstone The Mayor of London GLA elections 2008

Red Ken Livingstone The Mayor of London GLA elections 2008

Mayor accused over gay cup
2 days ago

The Mayor of London has been accused of blocking funding for the gay football world cup to be staged in the capital.

Organisers of the 2008 International Gay & Lesbian Football Association World Championship in August said Ken Livingstone had refused to contribute.

But Mr Livingstone said he backed the cup and offered his backing to be used in support of funding bids.

London Mayor Hopeful Johnson May Keep Transportation Officials

By Brian Lysaght

April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson, the Conservative member of Parliament running for mayor in London, may ask the transportation executives appointed by incumbent Ken Livingstone to stay on the job if he is elected.

``There are some very talented people at Transport for London,'' said Johnson, adding that he hoped to have ``fruitful discussions'' with Peter Hendy, commissioner for transport, and Tim O'Toole, managing director of the London Underground railway. Johnson's comments came during the taping of a debate to be televised on ITV London at 10:35 p.m. local time today.

Both men were appointed by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who is seeking a third four-year term on May 1 and running against Johnson. Polls show that Johnson and Livingstone are running neck and neck and that transportation and crime are key issues. The winner will oversee an annual budget of 11 billion pounds ($22 billion) for 7.5 million residents.

Johnson has said he would maintain the city's congestion charge in central London, introduced by Livingstone in 2005; scrap the mayor's plan to triple the charge on the most-polluting vehicles starting in November; and consult with residents about whether to continue the extension of the charge zone in west London, which started last year.

Livingstone has said Johnson lacks the management experience to oversee the investment plan for expanding the city's aging transportation system, which includes preparing to build the 16 billion-pound ($31.68 billion) Crossrail train line through the city, and a billion-pound-a-year upgrade of London Underground, the metro system also known as the Tube.

Johnson `Incoherence'

``I have put forward a clear program and management for the Tube in this election, whereas Boris Johnson has produced complete incoherence,'' Livingstone said in an e-mailed statement today. ``The choice for Londoners on the future of the Tube is crystal clear.''

Johnson's leads Livingstone by 7 percentage points in an Evening Standard/YouGov Plc survey published on April 21. A Sunday Times poll published on April 20 put Livingstone ahead by 45 percent to 44 percent. Brian Paddick, the retired Metropolitan Police executive and Liberal Democratic candidate, was a distant third in both polls.

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