P321 Teletext 321 Maz05 23:23:35 Q O KEN ] LIVINGSTONE ——————————————————————————————————————— Ken Livingstone, celebrating victory as London's first elected mayor, has been the politician who refused to go away. Once hubbjd the most odious man in Britain at a time the Yorkshire Ripper was at large, hj has shown there is more to him than the caricature of Red Ken, the loony lefty. Instead,@friends and foes alike have found hj is an astute opportunist sjizjng his chance to return to powkr. @ ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— News in Focus 340 Politics 345 F OTBALL HEADL N S p410 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 May05 23:24:07 REV LIVINGSTONE ——————————————————————————————————————— New London mayor Ujn Livjngstonj is a true working-class Londoner. $he 54-year-old was educated at Tulsj Hill Comprehensive. His father was a window cleaner and his mothjt an ushjtitte and shop workjt, His first jobs was as a laboratory technician before hj moved into politics on Lambjth Council in 1971 where one of his rival councillors was a young John Major. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— News in Focus 320 Politics 325 REGIONAL NEWS HEADLINES p330 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Maz05 23:22:29 Q KEN LIVINGSTOVE ——————————————————————————————————————— Ironically it was PM Tony Blair'u plans for a London m!you which gave Ken Livingstone the hope of a comeback from the political wildjrnjss. Despite once opposing the idea of directly-elected mayors, hj launched his campaign for the post two years ago, chasing the Labour nomination. But when defeated "y Frank Dobson hj took "the most difficult djcisjon" of his life to run as an indjpjndjnt. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Vews in Focus 320 Politics 325 REGIONAL NEWS HEADLINES p330 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext@ 321 Maz05 23:23:02 KEN LIVINGSTONE ——————————————————————————————————————— Ken Livjngstonj's opponents say hj will revert to his true Red Ken self after the election — untrustworthy, indulging in gesture politics and chasing power. But those who have closely watched (is campaign sby they have seen a new maturity in the man. He has promised to work with all parties as mayor and says he wants to make London mote like@the peaceful, prosperous place hi knew as a child. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— News in Focus 320 Politics 325 REGIONAL NEWS HEADLINES p330 Next News Poll Letters In Focus