Mark Pack

Ken Livingstone ‘cannot win’, says top Labour official

By | Thu 20th October 2011 - 1:56 pm

News from the troubled Labour campaign for Mayor of London:

The official in charge of the London Labour Party has been removed after saying that Ken Livingstone, Labour’s candidate for the mayoralty, “cannot win” next year’s election if he continues as now.

Hilary Perrin, Labour’s London regional director, has been moved back to her previous role overseeing all the regional directors after Ken and his chief of staff, Simon Fletcher, appealed to Ed Miliband’s office. Another London Labour official, Paul Harrington, has also left his job. An awayday to plan the campaign, supposed to take place last Friday, was cancelled. (Daily Telegraph)

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7 Comments

  • g 20th Oct '11 - 2:18pm

    Would LDV rather have Boris than Ken, and if so why?

  • Daniel Henry 20th Oct '11 - 3:17pm

    This is only good news if:
    1) Brian has a good chance of over-taking Ken
    2) We can persuade Labour voters to give us enough 2nd preferences to beat Boris.

  • David Pollard 20th Oct '11 - 5:24pm

    And it wasn’t all made up by the Torygraph.

  • Ian Bell 21st Oct '11 - 12:47pm

    Wouldn’t we all prefer Ken than idiot Boris anyway?

  • Old Codger Chris 22nd Oct '11 - 2:39am

    Ken and Boris are perfect examples of directly elected mayors who play to the gallery. And now we’re all to have directly elected police chiefs – oh dear.

  • Cllr Colin Strong 22nd Oct '11 - 5:59pm

    No wonder Ken wants his old job back!
    London Mayor salary £143,000

    Lots of Tories and Labour people are going to be earning a fortune over a 4 year term!
    Elected Police Chiefs £122,000

    Note the huge deposit required to stand in these police chief elections (circa £5,000). Only parties or wealthy individuals will be able to stand. How democratic (NOT).

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