UK Today Editoweb 29 April 2008

Labour MP may advise Johnson

Labour MP and former sports minister Kate Hoey has agreed to become an adviser to London Conservative mayoral candidate Boris Johnson if he wins Thursday's election.

Jowell dismisses Johnson as 'a joke'

The minister for London has described Conservative mayoral candidate Boris Johnson as a "joke".
In an interview with ePolitix.com, Tessa Jowell said that Thursday's election was vital for the future of the city.

The Last London Debate: Ref's Report

My aim with last night's debate was to get the main candidates for London Mayor to mix their personalities with their policies.

With just a couple of days to go until voting, most people have an idea of the candidates' main ideas, but whose box they actually tick will also depend on their impression of the men (the main party candidates are all men) as well.

London mayor hopefuls battle for Muslim vote

Muslim voters have emerged as a key battleground in London's mayoral elections this week, the first chance for most to vote since the 2005 suicide bombings by Islamic extremists in the city.
The vote Thursday pitches veteran Labour left-winger Ken Livingstone -- the incumbent backed by prominent Muslim umbrella groups -- against the Conservative Boris Johnson, who boasts a Turkish grandfather.

Row between Russian tycoons hits London courts
Boris Berezovsky says he was intimidated into selling shares in some of Russia's biggest companies, a court ruling on his claim against fellow Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich heard Monday.

Berezovsky, who was at London's High Court for the preliminary hearing in the two billion pound (2.5 billion euro, four billion dollar) claim, says he was forced to sell shares in oil company Sibneft, aluminium giant Rusal and television channel ORT at well below the market rate.

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