Archive: Ken Livingstone

Boris clings on for four more years as Ken quits politics

Boris Johnson wins a second term in City Hall

Boris Johnson has seen off Labour hopes of a Ken Livingstone revival to triumph in the 2012 London mayoral race.

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Local and mayoral elections as-it-happened

Voting takes place across the UK

The full story behind an explosive election.

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Podcast #22: On the campaign trial with Ken

Ken Livingstone

It's been a hard-fought campaign for the London mayoral elections. Labour's candidate Ken Livingstone has always trailed behind Boris Johnson but has refused to give up as the race for City Hall continues.

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Profile: Ken Livingstone

Ken Livingstone: Of his party, but not defined by it

There are politicians with track records. And then there is Ken Livingstone.

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politics.co.uk podcast: On the campaign trail with Ken

Ken Livingstone wants another four years in City Hall

We've been talking with Ken Livingstone as he seeks re-election to City Hall.

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Olive branch: Ken offers Oona a job

Oona King failed to secure Labour's nomination for London mayor

Ken Livingstone tried to patch things up with his Labour rival for mayoral candidate today with an offer of a job for Oona King if he wins the elections.

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Interview: Ken Livingstone

Ken on dirty campaigning, the outer boroughs and personality politics

politics.co.uk spends a morning with London mayoral hopeful Ken Livingstone on the campaign trail.

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Ken's state of the race speech in full

Ken Livingstone: 'Now is the time for a Labour administration'

Read Ken Livingstone's speech on the final stages of the London Mayoral elections in full on politics.co.uk

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Boris steps up struggle over Londoners' wallets

Money is a big issue in the 2012 mayoral election

Boris Johnson is promising to cut council tax by ten per cent over the next four years, escalating the battle over which candidate will leave Londoners 'better off'.

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Ken: Make Olympic VIPs 'get on the bloody Tube'

Olympic execs should have to get the Tube like everyone else, Ken said today.

Olympic officials and corporate executives should be forced to get the Tube to the event like everyone else, Ken Livingstone said today.

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Street warfare: Boris and Ken fight dirty

Ken jokingly covers up Boris' face with a Stonewall T-shirt during a hustings event last week.

The battle for London's City Hall remained vicious and bad-tempered today, as Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone accused each other of fraud and indifference.

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The Week in Politics: Don't cry for me, Westminster

Ken Livingstone in positive mode

The truth is, Ken Livingstone never really left you.

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Anti-gay controversy rages over pulled bus ads

Boris Johnson was at pains to make his views clear in the 2008 campaign

Freedom of speech concerns are being raised after Boris Johnson banned an anti-gay bus advert.

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Tears of a candidate: Ken wells up over London election broadcast

It's all too much for red-eyed Ken

Ken Livingstone showed his emotional side in an unexpectedly tearful response to his election broadcast at his manifesto launch this morning.

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Video: Ken's election broadcast

Ken Livingstone's election broadcast

Watch Ken Livingstone's election broadcast on politics.co.uk.

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Poll: Boris ahead but Ken could clean up second vote

Ken could reach City Hall on the basis of second preference votes

Ken Livingstone could end up in City Hall after next month's election despite opinion shows showing Boris Johnson building a solid lead.

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The Week in Politics: Party like it's 2008

The 1980's is so 2011.

We're used to 80s nostalgia, mid mid-noughties seems a little recent.

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Boris sees red in clash with 'f***ing liar' Ken

Expletives galore in a Boris-Ken lift clash

Boris Johnson has repeatedly accused Ken Livingstone of being a "f***ing liar" in a post-hustings clash in a lift.

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Greens build anti-Boris alliance with Ken

Can an anti-Boris alliance unseat the Tory at City Hall?

Green voters should give their second preference votes to Ken Livingstone to prevent Boris Johnson winning the London Mayoral election, members have decided.

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Everything you need to know about the London mayoral election in five minutes

The results will have a profound effect on British politics in 2012

The elections for London's mayor are drawing closer. And, just to make sure things don’t get too interesting, the candidates are precisely the same as in 2008.

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Ken's finance solution: Hang a banker a week

Ken has made several outspoken comments in the last few weeks.

Ken Livingstone prompted a storm of controversy again last night after he suggested Britain should "hang a banker a week until the others improve".

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Ken under attack for gay 'riddled' comments

Ken: "As soon as Blair got in, if you came out as lesbian or gay you immediately got a job."

Ken Livingstone ran into a storm of controversy today when he said the Conservative party was "riddled" with homosexuality.

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Video: Ken Livingstone crime campaign

Ken Livingstone on crime in London

Watch Ken Livingstone's "hard-hitting" campaign video promising to fight crime if he is re-elected as London Mayor.

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Ken onslaught continues with pledge to resign over fares

A beaming Ken with ally Tessa Jowell.

Ken Livingstone tried to build on his surprising new lead over Boris Johnson today with a promise to resign as mayor if he fails to cut fares.

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