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OFFICIAL campaigning starts in the mayoral election tomorrow, and the polls suggest it will be an extraordinarily tough contest. The latest survey from YouGov puts the Tory contender, Boris Johnson, at 49 per cent, ahead of Ken Livingstone on 37 per cent, with the Lib Dem, Brian Paddick, on 12 per cent. A MORI poll for Labour last month gave Mr Livingstone a lead over Mr Johnson of two per cent. It's far too early to draw conclusions from this poll.
Johnson's promises will be subjected to rigorous scrutiny, as they should be. Today, he releases his plans for housing. They turn out to be one of his strongest areas of policy. They depart from the Mayor's approach in two important respects.See the full content of this document
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Boris's Big Idea
Mr Johnson would target his plans for in...
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