Reviewing politics
and culture since 1913

  1. Spotlight on Policy
  2. Elections
19 April 2012updated 26 Sep 2015 7:31pm

Alan Sugar comes out against Ken

Labour peer declares that "Livingstone must NOT get in".

By George Eaton

It’s easy to forget that Alan Sugar is a Labour peer (and a significant party donor) but he is and he’s just become the first Labour politician to come out against Ken Livingstone. On Twitter, Sugar wrote: “Livingstone must NOT get in on 3rd May”.

After users pointed out that Livingstone was the official Labour candidate, Sugar posted an even more provocative tweet.

Given Sugar’s celebrity status Labour will be reluctant to discipline him but he has all but endorsed a rival candidate (“Johnston (sic) v Livingstone is real issue,” he wrote). Yet given that Ken openly campaigned for a non-Labour candidate in Tower Hamlets (independent Lutfur Rahman) he can hardly expect unquestioning loyalty from others.

Content from our partners
The benefits of UK consulting go far beyond the economic
Energy storage must not be overlooked on the road to net zero 
Mental health: The productivity puzzle