London mayor elections 2016: Diane Abbott launches bid to become Labour candidate – and the next Boris Johnson May 13, 2015 In the race to replace Boris Johnson as mayor of London, Diane Abbott has officially launched her campaign to gain Labour's backing as the party's candidate in the 2016 election. The veteran MP, who was re-elected as representative for Hackney and Stoke Newington with a comfortable majority in this General Election, is seeking to replace Boris Johnson, [...]
Michael Bloomberg’s mayor of London bid played down by former New York deputy and colleague Howard Wolfson April 7, 2015 Will he or won’t he? That’s the question people are asking about Michael Bloomberg after suggestions he might be lining himself up to run as the Conservatives’ candidate for mayor of London. The whispers began after it was reported that friends of Bloomberg, founder of the financial news agency, were urging him to consider the [...]
Exclusive: David Lammy draws on business contacts for London Mayoral backing March 17, 2015 Former City lawyer David Lammy has secured fresh financial backing as he steps up his campaign to be the next Mayor of London. Jonathan Goldstein, the head of European investments for Cain Hoy, an offshoot of Guggenheim Partners, told City A.M. yesterday that he will be backing Lammy financially. He said Lammy, who is Labour [...]
London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan: No Labour landslide in 2015 General Election March 13, 2015 The widely tipped London mayoral candidate and MP for Tooting has said Labour became "arrogant" in office and didn't "spot early enough the need for additional housing". Khan, a close ally of Ed Miliband has been put in charge of heading off the growing popularity of the Green Party that Labour sees as a threat [...]
Margaret Hodge backs out of London Mayoral race to support “non-white” candidate February 4, 2015 The field of candidates to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor of London has just been narrowed. Labour MP for Barking Margaret Hodge backed out of the race for her party's nomination. Instead, she has decided to throw her weight behind one of Labour's black and minority ethnic candidates. The influential chair of the Commons Public [...]
Tessa Jowell plans to run for London Mayor in 2016 as Labour candidate in fight to succeed Boris Johnson November 22, 2014 Veteran Labour MP and former cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has thrown her hat in the ring for the race to succeed Boris Johnson as London Mayor in 2016. The former culture secretary told the BBC she is "certainly planning to run" for mayor. However, she added that now "isn't time for a formal declaration". Jowell [...]
Outsider David Lammy seeks first-mover advantage in London Mayor bid September 4, 2014 Labour MP David Lammy has made an early bid for his party’s nomination to be the next London Mayor. The Tottenham MP threw his hat into the ring yesterday morning, nearly a year to the day since he first announced he was considering running for the coveted London role. “I spent a long [...]