Blog articles tagged with London Mayor

Siobhan Benita: 'Labour is in complete meltdown'

by Amber Elliott / 27 Apr 2012 14:34

It's raining in West London, and mayoral hopeful Siobhan Benita is running late.

Her car screeches to a halt outside Acton High School, mounting the curb. Benita springs out of the front seat joined by a small entourage – a PR woman (juggling/spilling four cups of coffee) and a camerawoman from a national newspaper.

A loose radio mic wire hangs down the side of Benita's neat, green, pleated dress.

"I'm never

Boris and Ken go 'nose-to-nose' in lift barney

by Max Burman / 03 Apr 2012 11:15

This morning saw the first radio London mayoral debate of the campaign on LBC. When these events are reviewed, they usually fill space with descriptions of candidates going ‘toe-to-toe on bus fares’ or ‘clashing over affordable housing’. Well, no need for hyperbole today. The debate was dominated by issues such as housing, crime and transport, but it was what happened after the debate that is likely to grab headlines.

Taking affront to accusations from

Lembit Opik needs to go away

by Shane Greer / 03 Mar 2011 11:36

I spotted Lembit Opik's mayoral campaign video on Guido yesterday evening and was blown away. Not in a good way you understand, no, I was blown away by Lembit's ability to find yet another way to lower a bar that was already sitting several floors below ground.

Lembit is a joke, we all know that. If he adds any value to public life it's in his capacity to entertain. But to