The Conservatives have named Steven Norris their candidate for London mayor.
They said his priority would be to abolish the £5 central London congestion charge which begins today.
William Hill is offering 4/1 odds that the charge will be scrapped by the end of the year and 10/1 that mayor Ken Livingstone will resign before the end of his term.
The Monday column in The Daily Telegraph says Livingstone is London’s deadliest enemy.
A comment column in The Times says the £5 decongestant is London’s last hope.
The Personal view column in The Daily Telegraph says the real test for congestion charging is whether it will choke off jobs.
References: The Times 17/02/03 page 2, page 18, The Daily Telegraph 17/02/03 page 8, page 9, page 23 (The Monday column), The Daily Telegraph 17/02/03 page 36 (Personal view, The Independent 17/02/03 page 4, The