Policies

It's still early days in the race to be London's next mayor but each of the candidates from the three main political parties in the contest are already staking out their positions. Expect more to come but in the meantime if you are unsure what they actually stand for, politics.co.uk offers you a concise handy summary of some of what Ken, Boris and Brian are each proposing so far.

Policy	Ken Livingstone	Boris Johnson	Brian Paddick
Transport	£25 congestion charge for 'gas guzzlers' but no charge for greenest cars Continue investment to improve transport system 24-free free travel for OAPs	Ban bendy buses More police on buses and patrols at stations No strike deal on for Tube workers and potentially air-conditioned Tube trains Improvements for rail commuters, including Oyster at all stations	Scrap western congestion charge extension zone Scrap low emission zone £25 congestion charge for most polluting cars Guarded women only carriages after 9pm on all Tube trains Allow pre-paid oyster cards to be used for unlimited bus travel over a one hour period
Crime	Additional 1,000 police officers Dedicated police team for every neighbourhood More resources for high crime areas and focus on youth crime Unite London against terrorism	Additional 1,000 police officers Dedicated police team for every neighbourhood More resources for high crime areas and focus on youth crime Unite London against terrorism	Plans to chair the Metropolitan Police Authority Promises to cut crime by 5% each year in first term and if he fails wont stand for re-election
Environment	£25 congestion charge for 'gas guzzlers' No charges for greenest cars Maintain low emissions zone	Support the low emissions zone Plant 10,000 new trees and protect green spaces Make recycling common place and have zero tolerance on littering Environmentally unfriendly actions to be banned at City Hall	No policies so far separately defined as being about the environment other than those linked to transport and housing proposals
Housing	Increasing affordable housing, including rented and shared ownership Maintain target for 50 per cent of new homes to be affordable for sale or rent Minimum of 50,000 new affordable homes in next three years	Increase affordable housing but will not set quotas More family-sized homes with gardens Build beautiful homes and protect London's historic views	Use money currently spent on temporary accommodation to build new permanent social housing Make use of unoccupied properties and take over redundant land to create more housing to protect London’s green spaces