Mayor insults U.S. diplomat
The week's news at a glance.
London
London’s outspoken mayor, "Red Ken" Livingstone, may face disciplinary action for insulting U.S. Ambassador Robert Tuttle. Livingstone has been complaining for months about the U.S. Embassy’s refusal to pay a London "congestion tax" on cars. This week, Livingstone told an interviewer that Tuttle should pay the tax and not "try and skive out of it, like some chiseling little crook." The U.S. Embassy says foreign delegations are exempt from local taxes. Livingstone was previously reported to an obscure conduct and standards board for comparing a Jewish reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard. For that offense, he was given a one-month suspension from his post, which he is appealing.
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
October 5 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Sunday's political cartoons include half-truth hucksters, Capitol lockdown, and more
-
Jaguar Land Rover’s cyber bailout
Talking Point Should the government do more to protect business from the ‘cyber shockwave’?
-
Russia: already at war with Europe?
Talking Point As Kremlin begins ‘cranking up attacks’ on Ukraine’s European allies, questions about future action remain unanswered