U.K.: Mayor’s ‘cheap oil deal’ slammed

Ken Livingstone has been criticised for a proposed deal to get cheap Venezuelan oil for London’s buses, in return for consultancy services.

The London mayor confirmed his officials were in discussion with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

London would offer help on issues such as transport and the environment.

But the Tories questioned the impact it would have on Venezuela’s poor, while the Greens said he should be reducing the city’s dependence on fossil fuels.

BBC