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Labour MP Kate Hoey will work as an adviser for Boris Johnson if the Tory candidate becomes London's mayor. | Labour MP Kate Hoey will work as an adviser for Boris Johnson if the Tory candidate becomes London's mayor. |
Ms Hoey said even though she will be Mr Johnson's adviser on sport and the 2012 London Olympics, she is not endorsing him for mayor and will vote Labour. | Ms Hoey said even though she will be Mr Johnson's adviser on sport and the 2012 London Olympics, she is not endorsing him for mayor and will vote Labour. |
Labour mayor Ken Livingstone said Ms Hoey had been "a sort of semi-detached member of the party in recent years". | Labour mayor Ken Livingstone said Ms Hoey had been "a sort of semi-detached member of the party in recent years". |
Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick said: "Kate Hoey is bonkers - they make a perfect couple." | Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick said: "Kate Hoey is bonkers - they make a perfect couple." |
Mr Johnson had said the MP for the south London constituency of Vauxhall will be part of his administration. | Mr Johnson had said the MP for the south London constituency of Vauxhall will be part of his administration. |
I support the Labour Government Kate Hoey | I support the Labour Government Kate Hoey |
But the former sports minister denied this saying: "The key part of the Boris Johnson statement - ie that I will be the first member of his administration - is wrong. | But the former sports minister denied this saying: "The key part of the Boris Johnson statement - ie that I will be the first member of his administration - is wrong. |
"I have simply agreed ... that I will advise on a non-partisan basis in respect of my lifetime commitment to bringing sport to the people of London. | "I have simply agreed ... that I will advise on a non-partisan basis in respect of my lifetime commitment to bringing sport to the people of London. |
"I am a Labour MP and I am standing for Labour at the next election. I support the Labour Government." | "I am a Labour MP and I am standing for Labour at the next election. I support the Labour Government." |
Mr Johnson had said: "I am delighted to announce that Kate Hoey will join me in my administration if I win on 1 May. | Mr Johnson had said: "I am delighted to announce that Kate Hoey will join me in my administration if I win on 1 May. |
"She and I agree that there is much more that can be done to promote sport and to develop sporting facilities across London. | "She and I agree that there is much more that can be done to promote sport and to develop sporting facilities across London. |
"I am determined to bring talent from across politics and the community to a new administration." | "I am determined to bring talent from across politics and the community to a new administration." |
Mr Livingstone described Ms Hoey as "eccentric". | Mr Livingstone described Ms Hoey as "eccentric". |
He told BBC London: "Why would anyone in their right mind appoint as sports adviser the person who presided over the fiasco that was Wembley Stadium?" | |
Londoners go to the polls on Thursday. | Londoners go to the polls on Thursday. |