Mayor Of London Admits To Fathering Children With Three Other
Women
CONTROVERSIAL
MAYOR of London Ken Livingstone last month admitted to fathering
five children by three different women.
Livingstone, known as ‘Red Ken’ by his critics, said that as well
as two young children by his partner Emma Beale, he has two older
daughters by one woman and a son with another.
He is thought to have made the disclosure about the three other
children, previously unknown to the general public, to pre-empt
attempts to damage his mayoral campaign.
He told BBC London: “What happens in my private life is a matter
solely for me and the people that share my private life.
“If I had secrets that my family or my close friends didn’t know
about then that would be a different matter.
“But there’s a difference between private and secret and I think
the media’s got to understand that.”
He added: “I don’t think anybody in this city is shocked about
what consenting adults do.
“As long as you don’t involve children, animals and vegetables,
they leave you to get on and live their own life in their own way.”
Following the report, Mr Livingstone’s campaign said: “Ken never
discusses the private life either of himself or of his opponents.
“He has no intention of discussing in this election either the
private life of Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, or himself. What
Londoners want to discuss in this election is transport, crime,
housing, good community relations and the environment.” |