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19/03/2009
Livingstone To Mount Bid For Return To Mayor Post
Former London Lord Mayor Ken Livingstone is to mount a bid to return to his old post in 2012, he has confirmed.
Mr Livingstone said he would run as an Independent nominee if Labour did not select him as a candidate. He added he would "love" to return to the job he held for eight years before being replaced by Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, who beat him by 139,772 votes in last year's mayoral election.
However, the 63-year-old former MP for Brent East has ruled out standing for Parliament again, in the hope of succeeding Gordon Brown as Prime Minister.
In an interview with Total Politics magazine, he said he would be too old, at 70, to be a viable candidate for PM in the 2015 General Election.
Mr Livingstone, who said he was "as certain as you can be, two-and-a-half years ahead" that he would run for election as mayor, added that he wanted to know more about Mr Johnson's campaign "than he does".
He also placed the blame on his defeat in last year's mayoral election on Labour's fading popularity nationally and on the campaigning of the Evening Standard newspaper, which he described as "cheerleaders" for his rival's campaign.
(JM/BMcC)
Mr Livingstone said he would run as an Independent nominee if Labour did not select him as a candidate. He added he would "love" to return to the job he held for eight years before being replaced by Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, who beat him by 139,772 votes in last year's mayoral election.
However, the 63-year-old former MP for Brent East has ruled out standing for Parliament again, in the hope of succeeding Gordon Brown as Prime Minister.
In an interview with Total Politics magazine, he said he would be too old, at 70, to be a viable candidate for PM in the 2015 General Election.
Mr Livingstone, who said he was "as certain as you can be, two-and-a-half years ahead" that he would run for election as mayor, added that he wanted to know more about Mr Johnson's campaign "than he does".
He also placed the blame on his defeat in last year's mayoral election on Labour's fading popularity nationally and on the campaigning of the Evening Standard newspaper, which he described as "cheerleaders" for his rival's campaign.
(JM/BMcC)
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Ken Livingstone has polled 68.8% of the votes to win Labour's nomination for the 2012 London mayoral election. Mr Livingstone, who served two terms as London mayor between 2000 and 2008, defeated former MP Oona King in the election. He will now run against Conservative representative Boris Johnson.
23 January 2015
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The four broadcasters behind plans for televised General Election debates have published new proposals to expand the debates. The initiative follows talks with the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP. The debates would take place during the General Election campaign, with proposed dates of 2,16 and 30 April.
Broadcasters To Televise General Election Debates
The four broadcasters behind plans for televised General Election debates have published new proposals to expand the debates. The initiative follows talks with the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP. The debates would take place during the General Election campaign, with proposed dates of 2,16 and 30 April.
04 September 2009
UKIP Leader To Quit
Nigel Farage is to relinquish his leadership of the UK Independence Party to focus on carving out a career in Westminster. The South East region MEP is expected to announce his departure at the party's conference in Southport later.
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21 March 2006
Labour to change party funding system
Labour's National Executive Committee is to take responsibility for party funding, following the recent row over 'loans-for-peerages'. Following a meeting at 10 Downing Street, the NEC issued a statement saying that it would resume its "rightful responsibility" for overseeing all matters of party funding.
Labour to change party funding system
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11 April 2005
Lib Dem leader's wife taken to hospital
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been forced to change his election campaign plans, after his pregnant wife was taken to hospital. Sarah Kennedy, who is due to give birth later this month, was taken to hospital today.
Lib Dem leader's wife taken to hospital
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been forced to change his election campaign plans, after his pregnant wife was taken to hospital. Sarah Kennedy, who is due to give birth later this month, was taken to hospital today.
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