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Vote Berry… and Livingstone!

Ken Livingstone may be far from perfect, but Boris Johnson would be a disaster for London

By Sian Berry

Today I announced my recommendation for a “Sian 1, Ken 2” vote for Mayor of London this year, and here I want to explain why.

I’ll start by making it clear that Ken Livingstone is not my first choice for Mayor of London. I am my first choice for Mayor of London – more than anything London needs a real Green Mayor. But voters in this election do have two votes on the Mayoral ballot paper, and the way in which my supporters use their second votes could well be decisive on 1 May.

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