The Latest Breaking News from Ken Livingstone

Not many politicians got the better of Sir Tony Blair but Ken Livingstone has a claim. I remember one late summer’s day in 2005, travelling around Trafalgar Square in a car with Sir Tony, my then-boss and also the prime minister. Around us, people were clearing up after a festival…

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The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’, his relatives said in a statement

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’, his relatives said in a statement.

On average, people with Alzheimer’s live for around eight to 10 years after first developing symptoms.

The stalwart Labour politician has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 78.

PA looks at the key moments in the former London mayor’s life.

The retired 78-year-old former MP is ‘being well cared for by his family and friends’, his family announced

The candidate’s team said it was a ‘desperate smear and complete mischaracterisation’

At last, the Tories have produced their candidate for next year’s mayoral election. Susan Hall is the woman. She is not, even in London, a household name. She has undoubted local government experience, being until recently head of the City Hall Conservatives, but what is striking about this contest was…