Watched the delightful London Mayoral debate on the BBC's Politics Show earlier on, better than the other debates I've seen  maybe because Jon Sopel actually seemed to know what he was doing as debate Chair. (Tim Donovan was also a joy to watch in the London part of the show where he just demolished all of Boris Johnson's assertions as if he were swotting away an irritating mini mosquito....).

Anyway, back to the national part of the prog. 

I was delighted to see Ken looking much more like his old self, smiling and delivering some of the classic Ken one liners we've all come to know and love like this gem:

"I think Londoners want someone who've lived North of the river and South of the river.  I think that makes me practically mixed race".

John Prescott has today confessed that, for many years, while operating at the top of British politics he was suffering from the eating disorder Bulimia.

The BNP have called on their supporters to give their second preference votes to Boris Johnson.

Many of us who registered to attend the Time Out London Mayoral Debate this Wednesday won't have been surprised to receive an email from the editor of Time Out London, informing us, like this week's BBC Radio Four's Any Questions and many of the other hustings he's been invited to, Boris Johnson won't be attending.

 

Tonight, Stella Creasy won the selection to become Walthamstow's next Labour PPC. 

The BBC is reporting that no charges will be brought in the 'Cash for Honours' investigation.