London mayoral hopeful Ken Livingstone has accused the government of declaring “a war on equality” as he published a report showing that women in London are paying twice as much as men for the government’s cuts in public spending.
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This will include appointing an equalities adviser to work across the GLA, a kite mark for businesses that carry out equal pay audits and a drive to reduce prostitution and sex trafficking in the runup to the Olympics.
King, a former MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, said: “There’s a mountain of evidence to show that men and women don’t have the same life chances. This problem is worse in London than anywhere in the country, and will worsen further as the Tory cuts start to bite.
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“We have to make London’s streets and transport safer for women, help pull women and their children out of poverty, improve jobs training, and get more women into jobs as representatives. Boris isn’t interested in this.”
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