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LONDON — London’s new mayor, an eccentric Conservative lawmaker, was sworn in Saturday after ousting the left-wing incumbent in a vote that capped the worst local election results for Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s party in four decades.
Idiosyncratic ex-magazine editor Boris Johnson said his triumph over Labor’s incumbent Ken Livingstone offered a glimpse of Britain’s likely political future.
In a brief speech, Johnson reiterated promises to tackle crime, improve the bus system and increase affordable housing.
