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I’ve been waiting 15 years for the downfall of Boris Johnson – let me enjoy it

New Statesman 08 Jul 2022

For eight years the capital had been run by Ken Livingstone, who’d done all sorts of great things – introducing the congestion charge, sorting out the buses, bidding for the Olympics – while also being a firmly independent voice for the capital ... Livingstone may have been a name in ...

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Boris Johnson’s sad end to a surprising and complicated political career

The Hill 08 Jul 2022

I worked on Boris Johnson’s mayoral re-election campaign in 2012 ... The short answer. I was finishing my Ph.D ... Conservatives over there aren’t anything like conservatives here in America, and he was running against former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, a known antisemite who claimed it is “not antisemitic to hate the Jews of Israel .” ... Brexit ... .

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Boris Johnson has a point: the “herd instinct” is a sign the Conservatives are panicked

New Statesman 08 Jul 2022

The Tories will soon discover that their problems do not begin and end with Boris Johnson ... But he had a proven ability to rally the core vote and charm non-Tory voters – helped by a small but influential liberal constituency whose hatred for the left (Ken Livingstone in 2008 and 2012, Jeremy Corbyn in 2019) overrode their aversion to the Tories.

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Boris Johnson – A look at his record on Sri Lanka and British Tamils

Tamil Guardian 08 Jul 2022

‘An enormous thank you to our wonderful Tamil community’ ... Nandri.” ... Rubbing shoulders with war criminals ... Later that year the Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka slammed Johnson, claiming that he and his then counterpart candidate for Mayor of London Ken Livingstone “made strong rival pitches for the support of the pro-LTTE organizations".

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Ruthless and engaging Boris, my ex-colleague

The Telegraph India 07 Jul 2022

London. For all his faults, I am sorry to see him go. Advertisement ... He was re-elected mayor of London in a tightly fought contest with Labour’s Ken Livingstone because of the Indian vote in his favour. At one Indian function, he said that when Livingstone went on trade missions to India, he squandered hundreds of thousands of public funds ... .

photo: AP / Frank Augstein

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

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Boris Johnson: Did his time as London mayor foreshadow his demise?

BBC News 07 Jul 2022

It had been originally hoped to have the entire scheme paid for privately, but public subsidies were required and it was actually the previous mayor, Ken Livingstone, who first suggested the project ... It was seen as a major boost for the city, although it was his predecessor Mr Livingstone who put in the work bidding for the capital to become host ... .

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Key moments in Boris Johnson’s colourful life

Belfast Telegraph 07 Jul 2022

Boris Johnson is resigning as Tory leader – here are some of the key moments in his eventful life. – 1964. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is born on June 19 in New York City to parents Stanley Johnson and Charlotte Fawcett. – 1969 ... – 1977 ... – 1983 ... – 1987 ... PA ... Mr Johnson is elected mayor of London, beating Labour candidate Ken Livingstone by 55% to 47%.

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Boris Johnson: the entertainer who tried to defy political gravity

The Irish Times 07 Jul 2022

UK prime minister once united people in amusement but ended up uniting them in contempt. Boris Johnson lacked the trust of European allies, who blamed him for Brexit and remembered him having compared the EU to Nazism. Photograph ... Johnson’s first big electoral achievement was becoming mayor of London in 2008, ousting Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone.

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In Pictures: Rise and fall of formidable campaigner Boris Johnson

Belfast Telegraph 07 Jul 2022

Beating the incumbent Ken Livingstone, his tenure in a city with widespread Labour support was notable and he occupied that office during the 2012 Olympics, considered a triumph for the host city ... Mr Johnson was left hanging in mid-air after he got stuck on a zipwire at a 2012 Olympic event at Victoria Park in the capital (Ben Kendall/PA). PA. / ... PA. /.

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Boris Johnson: The prime minister who broke all the rules

BBC News 07 Jul 2022

Boris Johnson has defied the normal rules of politics for so long, it is hard to believe he is actually going. Scandals that would have sunk other politicians appeared to have no effect on him ... Johnson surprised everybody by storming to victory over Labour's Ken Livingstone, who had looked unbeatable, and winning again four years later ... .

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London lost the Olympic housing prize, but local people did benefit | Letter

The Guardian 03 Jul 2022

In 2004, we struck a deal with Ken Livingstone and Sebastian Coe that London Citizens would campaign for, cheer and support the London bid, provided that all those working on the Olympic site before and during the games would be paid ...

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London lost the Olympic housing prize, but local people did benefit

The Observer 03 Jul 2022

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Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone was threatened with castration by thug who dated his daughter

The Daily Mail 02 Jul 2022

The former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone was threatened with castration by the thug who dated his daughter, a court heard ... Red Ken aide sold Britain's nuclear secrets to Czech spies.... Ken Livingstone stokes new Labour anti-Semitism row after...

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Ken Livingstone was threatened with castration by daughter’s ex-boyfriend, court told

Yahoo Daily News 01 Jul 2022

The abusive ex-boyfriend of Ken Livingstone’s teenage daughter threatened to castrate the former London mayor and behead other members of her family, a court has heard. Layton Poore, 20, became involved with Mia Livingstone after they met at a club in Tottenham Court Road, London, “quickly hitting it off”, but became violent and “controlling”.

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