She praised Labour Mayor Ken Livingstone for his leadership over his two terms and said his record spoke for itself.

“London is a world city, an international city. A city which is completely unique and something we should be proud of,” Emily said.

“We should let no one undermine it … it needs a world class leader. We need Ken.”

The Labour MP spoke at an event attended by the Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Brown, who met with Islington residents at a tea & coffee morning in a community centre.

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