Mayor Wants to Seize Prescott's Powers in Whitehall Shake-Up

Evening Standard - London › September 23, 2005

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KEN LIVINGSTONE today called for sweeping new powers, including the final say on planning matters and the right to spend government housing cash.

The Mayor wants powers currently held by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to be handed over to him as part of a Whitehall review of the way London is run.

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Mayor Wants to Seize Prescott's Powers in Whitehall Shake-Up

Under the plans, submitted to ministers today, Mr Livingstone would also take over respo...

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