Ken Livingstone pledges to 'work on every front' to fight climate change

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London mayoral candidate for Labour secures backing from Green Party for second preference votes

Labour's Ken Livingstone might not be the greenest London mayoral hopeful, but he is being hailed as the man most likely to win the election and take radical steps to cut pollution. With 37 days to...

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