Bus News: Issue 338 6 Jun 2008
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London Assembly, Mayor of London, People, Watchdogs, Other, Transport for London, Greater London
Cooke sacked from TravelWatch role for statement backing Boris
Brian Cooke attacked ‘Ken knows best’ policyBy Robert Jack
Brian Cooke has been sacked from his post as chairman of passenger watchdog London TravelWatch over his support for Boris Johnson in the May 1 London mayoral election.
The London Assembly’s transport committee this week found that Cooke had breached the terms of his contract when he issued a “personal statement” to the media in which he attacked then-mayor Ken Livingstone and revealed that he had already voted for Johnson.
After summoning Cooke to City Hall to ask him to...
