News from London Assembly Labour

Boris Johnson calls Londoners workshy and lazy

Following Boris Johnson’s attack on Londoners in The Sun this morning, Ken Livingstone said; “Tory Boris Johnson is calling Londoners workshy and lazy when in fact they’re the hardest working people in the world. He’s completely out of touch with reality.

“Boris Johnson has two jobs, earning him £400,000 a year combined, so it is little wonder that he is so out of touch about how hard it is for many to find work in a city with some of the highest unemployment in Britain.

“The Tory mayor seems oblivious to the real problems young Londoners face. He should be working round the clock to create new jobs for Londoners, but instead he has been silent as his Conservative government has cut EMA and raised tuition fees.”

Other news from London Assembly Labour

• Ken signs 'One Job Mayor' pledge and challenges Boris Johnson follow - 21 February 2012
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