As you can read in my piece for today’s paper, the Tories really did fear that they had lost at one point during the mayoral count on Friday. As Lynton Crosby, Boris Johnson’s campaign supremo, put it at 7.20pm: “I think we could just go down.” I confess I never thought that – and not [...]
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Boris Johnson is nine points ahead of Ken Livingstone in the first poll conducted since both men were confirmed as their parties’ candidates. That is three points more than his winning margin in 2008. Boris is ahead of Ken in every ... Read Post
Ken Livingstone’s victory in the race to be Labour’s London mayoral candidate is the best possible news for Boris Johnson and the Tories, but depressing for those of us who care about competitive politics. I like Boris – but I wante... Read Post
Wikimedia Commons Sean Fear reviews the Mayoral and Assembly elections The London Mayoral election was closer than expected. Boris Johnson finished up beating Ken Livingstone by 44% to 40% on first preferences, and by 51.5 to 48.5% ... Read Post