Labour: fighting for you across Croydon and Sutton
Today, Ken Livingstone came to Croydon to launch his bid to be Labour's nominee for Mayor of London. He joined the Croydon Labour Party recruiting members to the party. Since the General Election over 100 Croydon residents have joined the Labour Party. Over 18,000 have joined the party nationwide.
Ken got off at the George Street tram stop and was greeted by local Labour activists before meeting shoppers in Allders of Croydon. His visit took him through Allders and along North End to West Croydon Station.
Ken has launched his new web site www.Kenlivingstone.com and can now be found on Twitter @Ken4London
You can read abour Kens visit in the Evening Standard where Ken promises to fight for ordinary Londoners - "The majority on middle and lower incomes".
The Croydon Guardian covered the visit and how Ken attacked Boris Johnson for raising bus and tram fares by one third.
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