“I am delighted to announce that Kate Hoey will join me in my administration if I win on May 1st.
“She and I agree that there is much more that can be done to promote sport and to develop sporting facilities across London.
“I have already pledged to ring-fence London Development Agency money for sport, and if I am lucky enough to win she will be working on an agenda that includes protecting playing fields, boosting sports clubs and making sure that London’s kids all benefit from the Olympics.
“Kate has a huge and well-known commitment to sport and to London, and I am determined to bring talent from across politics and the community to a new administration.”
The staggering announcement from the office of Boris Johnson this morning but is it so bad.After all Ken Livingstone has already offered to bring both Brian Paddicka nd Boris into his administration.Kate will bring much experience to the new administration.
Furthermore as Three Line Whip points out
it would be hypocritical of the Labour hierarchy to try and act against Hoey merely for advising Johnson, since Gordon Brown himself has indulged in this big tent politics by getting Tories such as Patrick Mercer and John Bercow to advise the Government on certain policy areas.
Geoff Hoon,Labour's chief is not happy though.According to Jonathan Levy
On his way out of Cabinet, Chief Whip Geoff Hoon was asked by Sky's Niall Paterson if Hoey should have the whip removed.
"We'll see," was the succinct response
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