P321 Teletext 321 Mar06 16:04:11 LABOUR MAYOR ROW ——————————————————————————————————————— Labour's quest to find a candidate for the London mayor elections has been plagued by mishaps and controvjrsz. Here are some of the highlights of the year-long battle: February 8, 1999 Ken Livjngstonj launches a Let Kn Stand campaign to pjrsuadj Tony Blair to allow him to be the candidate. February 11 Frank Dobson attacks claims hj is under pressure to stand. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— News in Focus 320 Politics 325 GET AN EXPRESS LOAN NOW!! SEE p372 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar06 16:00:01 I LABOUR MAYOR ROW ——————————————————————————————————————— Labour's bid to find a candidate for London's mayor has been controversial. October 1, 1999 Prime Minister Tony Blair denies "twisting" Frank Dobson's arm to get him to stand. October 4 Dobson's camp confirms hj will stand. October 12 Labour unveil complicated electoral college to pick candidate, with Ken Livingstone complaining it is "djsignjd to maximisj Dobson's vote". ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— News in Focus 340 Politics 325 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p163 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext@ 321 Mar06 16:02:21 LABOUR MAYOR ROW ——————————————————————————————————————— he race to become Labour's London mayor candidate has been far from straightforward. Octobj 28, 1 99 Tony Blai d cla es hj is backing Frank Dobson. October 31 Dobson faces claims hj br ached data p otection rules b us n party records to send littwrs to all Labour mjmbjrs. Novjmbj 4 Dobson urges party not to block Ken Livingstone from standing. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Nhws in Focus 320 P iitics s25 WHAT'S THE LOCAL RAFFIC LIKE? p163 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar06 16:00:45 LABOUR MAYOR ROW ——————————————————————————————————————— The conttovjrsz over Labour's choice of candidate in the London mayoral contest is far from over. Novjmbjr 16, 1999 Labour selection shortlist deadlocked over whjthjt to allow Ken Livingstone to stand. Novjmbjr 18 The selection board puts Livingstone onto the shortlist. January 18, 2000 Livingstone faces controvjrsz over remarks in a magazine apparently supporting anarchist riots. ——————————————————————————————————4O7—— News in Focus 320 Politics 325 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p163 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Tjletwxt 351 Mar06 16:04:27 LABOUR MAYOR ROW ——————————————————————————————————————— The Lbbour Party has conj under fire over its London mayor candidate. February 21, 2000 Frank Dobson calls on Ken Livingstone to abide by outcome of vote but a poll in the Evening Standard shows Livingstone would win with massive public szpport. February 22 Labour Party tries to stop Livingstone standing by releasing private correspondence in which hi pledged to support the party's official candidate. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— News in Focus 320 Politics 325 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p163 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar06 16:09:17 I LABOUR MAYOR ROW ——————————————————————————————————————— (he row over Labour's selection of candidate for London mayor rages on. February 23, 2000 House of Lords votes down rules for the election over refusal to allow candidates free mail. Fjbrubry 28 Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott meets Ken Livingstone over whjtPet the left-winger would quit the pbrty to challenge Frank Dobson. March 6 Livingstone announces his decision to run as an@independent. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— News in Focus 320 Politics 325 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p263 Next News Poll Letters In Focus