22 Apr

KEN LIVINGSTONE ATTACKED ON TRUST

With just 11 days to go, this election is coming down to who you can trust.

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20 Apr

STATEMENT FROM BACK BORIS CAMPAIGN

Statement from Back Boris campaign

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20 Apr

KEN LIVINGSTONE SKY NEWS DEBATE FALSE CLAIMS

During last night’s Sky News debate, Ken Livingstone continued his record of making false claims in this election. In an election about trust, Ken Livingstone made 6 claims during the one-hour debate which are not backed up by the facts.

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19 Apr

KEN LIVINGSTONE: I CAN’T CUT FARES

The BackBoris2012 campaign today exposes how Ken Livingstone has himself admitted he can’t carry out his own key manifesto pledge. The revelations, in Ken Livingstone’s own words, confirm what independent experts have already concluded - that he cannot deliver his transport plans without cutting investment or hiking up fares by a massive RPI+38% in 2015 to prevent TfL running out of money.

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18 Apr

ALL LONDONERS BETTER OFF WITH BORIS

Boris Johnson has today announced that if re-elected he will cut council tax by at least 10% over the next four years – the biggest ever cut in the Mayoral share. The fully-funded, fully-costed move, which can be delivered while maintaining all services, will ease the financial burden on all Londoners in tough economic times.

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17 Apr

LONG TERM PAIN FOR LONDON FAREPAYERS

Londoners would be up to £750 worse off under Ken Livingstone’s dangerous and reckless transport plans, new figures reveal.

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10 Apr

BORIS JOHNSON: MY NINE POINT PLAN TO TAKE LONDON FORWARD

Boris Johnson today launched his 2012 re-election campaign at a community hall in Richmond where he detailed his 9 point plan for securing a Greater London. His nine point plan details cutting waste at City Hall to free up £3.5billion for services, creating over 200,000 new jobs, putting 1,000 more police on the street, investing £221 million to transform local high streets and supporting small businesses, ensuring an Olympic legacy, investing in transport to reduce Tube delays 30% by 2015, building Crossrail and orbital rail to link our suburbs and extending the Bike Hire scheme, and securing a better deal for London from No 10.

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10 Apr

LIVINGSTONE ANSWERS QUESTION OF TRUST WITH FALSE CLAIMS

On the day when a ComRes poll showed that trust is at the heart of this mayoral election, Ken Livingstone was questioned by BBC London on whether Londoners could trust him. In his answers he made the following five false claims.

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10 Apr

Boris Johnson: Investing in transport infrastructure for a Greater London

A spokesman for Boris Johnson’s re-election campaign said: ‘After years of waste and neglect under Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson has secured £22bn to improve London’s transport infrastructure, vital to creating jobs and growing London’s economy.

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06 Apr

JOHNSON: DELIVERING FREE TRAVEL FOR ALL 60 AND OVERS FROM SEPTEMBER 2012

Boris Johnson has pledged to ensure, if re-elected, that the 24-hour Freedom Pass is available to all 60 and overs in London from 1st September 2012. By meeting his promise, he will reverse the decision made by the last Labour government to increase the age at which Londoners qualify for free travel.

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