Mayor thrilled at London shortlisting

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone today spoke of the “brilliant news” that London has made the final shortlist of contenders to hold 2012 Olympic Games and said he believed the British capital has what it takes to win.

He said: “This is brilliant news but I’m not at all surprised. Three years ago the whole media was writing this off as a joke that we could ever be a serious bidder and we have really turned it around.