London Labour/Green pact

I am supportive of the Labour/Green election pact in the coming London Mayor elections.

Photo: Berry and Livingstone

Green party candidate for London Mayor, Cheltenham born, Siân Berry yesterday unveiled an election pact urging Green supporters to join forces with Labour in an attempt to defeat the Tory candidate, Boris Johnson. Siân Berry, asked those who planned to vote for her on May 1 to pick Livingstone as their number-two choice, while at the same press conference the mayor urged his voters to put the Green party candidate second.

Here is my comment on it: "London's progressive and environmental agendas are under threat from Johnson. London must continue to be in the forefront of tackling climate change for the sake of everyone's future. Ken Livingstone and Siân Berry alone are committed to implement of further environmental initiatives such as the £25-a-day CO2 charge on gas-guzzlers. We cannot afford to let Johnson who supported George W Bush in opposing the Kyoto treaty take on this important role."

Ken Livingstone has by no means been 'green' but is streets and streets ahead of Johnson - he is taking many of the measures necessary to lead on climate change in a way that our Government is failing dismally. See our local Green party news release here. See Green party London Assembly member Cllr Darren Johnson's comment on this move here.