"Dear Linda
Thank you for everything you and London Unison did to help with the London Mayoral election campaign.
London Unison has been fantastic - not simply by donating, but through unwavering support, the ideas you contributed and the campaigning you undertook.
Please also accept my thanks for the very excellent work of London TULO, without which we would have been far less effective.
The trade union movement is central to achieving progress in our society. From the outset I wanted a campaign that worked with the unions, that knitted in the progressive ideas of the trade union movement, and sought to address the very issues faced by our trade union members. I am proud that we worked so hard to achieve those goals.
Many people wrote the campaign off from the start and could not have expected it would come so close. I am sorry that I was unable to pull off a victory that so many hard-pressed Londoners were depending on.
We didn't win, but the idea of a fairer London should not be lost. Our policies showed a fairer way forward for the Capital's residents: cutting fares; improved neighbourhood policing; introducing a London EMA; providing better and cheaper housing; helping people with the cost of living from affordable childcare to reducing price of household energy bills.
Please ensure my thanks are passed on to everyone in the union who played their part.
It has been a great inspiration to be part of this London election campaign with you. I very much look forward to working with you again in the future.
Thank you again.
In solidarity
Ken Livingstone
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