London - Mayor Appeals Nazi Jibe Ban

London's mayor Livingston is to take legal action and to seek a judicial review to challenge a four-week suspension by the Standards Board for England for comparing a Jewish reporter to a concentration camp guard.

His ban is due to start on Wednesday so any review could start as early as Monday.

If the appeal fails, Mr Livingstone will be responsible for paying his own legal costs, estimated at £80,000, although he will continue to be paid.