London Labour Party

Boris’s broken promises reveal Conservatives haven’t changed



On the day David Cameron campaigned with Boris Johnson in London (Friday 9^th April), Labour's Minister for London, Tessa Jowell said, 

"Boris Johnson is the most senior elected Tory in the country and therefore his decisions are a preview of what a Conservative Government were it elected under David Cameron would be like. 

"Already, Londoners are paying the price of Tory obsession with disinvestment in public services because the price of a single bus fare has gone up by a third, the commitment on affordable housing, essential for that people can afford to live in London, have been abandoned, and police numbers are being cut by 455 officers. 

"The Mayor abandoned his commitment to chair the Metropolitan Police Authority, he has broken his promise to keep ticket offices open, he has broken his promise to extend Tube opening hours, and he will not reassure Londoners that Safer Neighbourhood Teams will continue in tact. 

"How can people trust David Cameron when the Mayor has broken the pledges he made to Londoners?"