There was “outrage” in the expected quarters yesterday evening about this from a Jemima Khan interview with Ken Livingstone: Well, the Labour ones have all come out . . . As soon as Blair got in, if you came out as lesbian or gay you immediately got a job. It was wonderful . . . you just knew the Tory party was riddled with it like everywhere else is.

I suppose it should come as no surprise to anybody that Ken Livingstone should come across as something of a political dinosaur by the year 2012. He is, after all, a man who stubbornly refused to leave the political scene, even as he watched his views become progressively more and more obsolete over the course

Ken Livingstone has denounced alleged Conservative hypocrisy on sexual issues, declaring that the party was ‘riddled’ with homosexuality

Commenting on criticism of his interview in the New Statesman, a spokesperson for Ken Livingstone said; "Ken is clearly saying the advance of lesbian and gay people into politics is unequivocally a good thing. "Unlike many in the Conservative Party he has fought for equality for LGBT rights throughout his life including when it was highly controversial. He established Britain's first civil pa...

Conservative MPs call for Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, to apologise for saying their party is "riddled" with homosexuals.

This morning Ken Livingstone launched a new hard-hitting video about reality of crime in London. You can view the video here. In the last year Ken has visited every London borough, spending a full day meeting residents and listening to their concerns. The video reflects the concerns of the Londoners we have have met on high streets and in community meetings about crime and Ken's commitment to...

Ken Livingstone today launched a new campaign against rising violent crime and police cuts in London, pledging to: 1. Reverse Boris Johnson's cuts to 1,700 police officers; 2. Reinstate sergeants to all 600 Safer Neighbourhood Teams, more of which will be beefed up to a minimum of nine officers, reversing the Tory Mayor's cut to 300 sergeants in 2011. According to the Metropolitan Police...

Neither Boris Johnson nor Ken Livingstone is willing to deliver the uninterrupted, cheap energy London needs.

Today Tory Mayor Boris Johnson has announced a 1 per cent cut in the Mayor's share of council tax. This will save Band D taxpayers in London just £3.10 a year. Ken Livingstone said; "This is just £3.10 a year, whereas I will save Londoners on average £1,000 over four years by cutting the fares on October 7th this year. "I believe in tough times Londoners need a Mayor who wil...

Ken Livingstone has announced the date for his 'Fare Deal' fares cut. The Labour candidate for Mayor of London revealed today that the fares will be cut on the first Sunday in October – October 7th 2012. He also said he would resign if he did not do it on or before that date. Ken Livingstone said: "Fares will be cut and today I'm setting the date for London's liberation f...