Andrew Gilligan in the Standard has another Ken Livingstone related story. This time the paper reports that "The head of Transport for London is today facing accusations of political interference in the mayoral election campaign.
Transport commissioner Peter Hendy is revealed to have written emails discussing "refuting" Boris Johnson's policies on public transport, particularly his commitment to abolish bendy buses.
A series of emails seen by the Evening Standard shows that he communicated with Ken Livingstone's chief of staff - who is also a key figure in the campaign to re-elect the Mayor - about whether there was "mileage" in rebutting Mr Johnson's attack on bendy buses. Critics today said Mr Hendy's interventions raised questions over whether he had broken rules of political neutrality. As transport commissioner, he is not allowed to express political views. Mr Johnson said: "This indicates that Transport for London is caught up in Ken's political machine which is utterly inappropriate. This says more about the Mayor and the way he does business than anything else. Clearly they all think they are above the rules. It raises the question - can we trust what TfL says from now on?""
Do read the whole article, if the accusations are true then the whole matter stinks.
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