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| London's Mayor has five children | London's Mayor has five children |
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| Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has dismissed claims that revelations that he has five children by three different women will affect his mayoral campaign. | Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has dismissed claims that revelations that he has five children by three different women will affect his mayoral campaign. |
| Talking to BBC London, he insisted voters had never taken an interest in his private life. | Talking to BBC London, he insisted voters had never taken an interest in his private life. |
| As well as two young children by his partner Emma Beale, he has two older daughters by one woman and a boy with another. | As well as two young children by his partner Emma Beale, he has two older daughters by one woman and a boy with another. |
| But Mr Livingstone conceded the issue would be used to attack him. | But Mr Livingstone conceded the issue would be used to attack him. |
| The revelation comes a month before he faces the capital's voters in seeking re-election. | The revelation comes a month before he faces the capital's voters in seeking re-election. |
| Responding to a question that some people might be shocked by the revelation, he said: "Clearly, I don't think anybody in this city is shocked about what consenting adults do. | Responding to a question that some people might be shocked by the revelation, he said: "Clearly, I don't think anybody in this city is shocked about what consenting adults do. |
| No one has ever found anything in my private life that was illegal or immoral Ken Livingstone | |
| "As long as you don't involve children, animals or vegetables they leave people to get on and live their own life in their own way." | "As long as you don't involve children, animals or vegetables they leave people to get on and live their own life in their own way." |
| He added: "If I had secrets that my family or my close friends didn't know about then that would be a different matter. | He added: "If I had secrets that my family or my close friends didn't know about then that would be a different matter. |
| "But there's a difference between private and secret and I think the media's got to understand that." | "But there's a difference between private and secret and I think the media's got to understand that." |
| Mr Livingstone said journalists had been "looking into my private life for 40 years". | Mr Livingstone said journalists had been "looking into my private life for 40 years". |
| "We've had occasions where they have broken into my bank account which is a criminal offence. | "We've had occasions where they have broken into my bank account which is a criminal offence. |
| "No one has ever found anything in my private life that was illegal or immoral." | "No one has ever found anything in my private life that was illegal or immoral." |
| He said that as a councillor, MP and mayor he had "canvassed tens of thousands of people". | He said that as a councillor, MP and mayor he had "canvassed tens of thousands of people". |
| "On occasion people ask how the kids are and on a one-to-one I'm happy to talk about that but with the media I'm not. | "On occasion people ask how the kids are and on a one-to-one I'm happy to talk about that but with the media I'm not. |
| "My private life isn't my sole property. It's been shared with other people and they expect it to stay private and it's going to stay private." | "My private life isn't my sole property. It's been shared with other people and they expect it to stay private and it's going to stay private." |