Lord Alan Sugar: 'No one should vote for Ken Livingstone' in London Mayoral race
LORD Alan Sugar gave a damning verdict on Ken Livingstone's bid to return to London's mayoral seat today.
The Labour peer and Apprentice star claimed that no one should vote for Ken Livingstone in the mayoral elections which sees Ken Livingstone take on the Tory behemoth Boris Johnson.
He said: "I don’t care if Ed Miliband is backing Livingstone . I seriously suggest NO ONE votes for Livingstone in the Mayoral elections"
Writing on social networking site Twitter, Sir Alan Sugar claimed that people had been suggesting that he run for the position.
But he said: "It's been suggested I run for Mayor. Not possible, too many commercial conflicts, no time, more to the point I would not know where to start."
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The mayoral race between Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson has been hotly debated with both parties taking part in heated exchanges.
Mr Livingstone has come under attack for "tax dodging" in recent weeks over claims that he was paid via a company so he was liable only for corporation tax at 20% instead of income tax.
It is understood the mayor talked to his opponent privately after a business hustings three weeks ago to tell him what he had been saying about his tax arrangements was not true and he was furious when Mr Livingstone then repeated the claims on the airwaves.
I seriously suggest NO ONE votes for Livingstone in the Mayoral elections
Lord Sugar did confirm that he would not be voting in the mayoral elections himself as he was registered in Essex and a peer.