London mayoral candidate interviews
The Mayor of London is responsible for ensuring the economic, social and environmental development of the Greater London Authority. The London Assembly scrutinises the London Mayor. It questions the work of the Mayor, the decisions the Mayor makes and the strategies and plans proposed. The Assembly has 25 members that are elected at the same time as the London Mayor.
Fawcett interviewed the leading mayoral candidates about how they would promote women's equality and respond to the needs of ethnic minority women in the capital. Click on the links below and to the right to hear the candidates' messages to London's women.
Candidates' messages
Ken Livingstone: Labour Party candidate
Ken Livingstone promises work on economic equality and fair pay for women, including a new Women's Equality at Work Index that will rate London's businesses. He also reaffirms his commitment to creating a safe city for London's women, making transport more accessible, extending affordable childcare across London and to lobbying government for equal pay audits and tougher measures on discrimination.
Brian Paddick: Liberal Democrat Party candidate
Brian Paddick states his commitment to promoting the position of ethnic minority women by setting up an office to promote women's participation in politics. He also promises to consult fully with women to ensure he is addressing their concerns; this includes lobbying the London Development Agency to work with grassroots women's organisations and ensuring that women's voluntary groups are fully resourced and supported.
Sian Berry: Green Party candidate
Sian Berry reaffirms an earlier pledge to actively tackle the pay gap by ensuring that the GLA and all private companies that are employed by the public sector carry out gender pay audits. She also confirms a commitment to address the poverty facing many women by ensuring lower paid workers are paid the London living wage.
Boris Johnson: Conservative Party candidate
Boris Johnson has yet to respond to Fawcett's invitation to participate.
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