London Mayor election: Blair and Dobson

London Mayor election: Blair and Dobson; EN: JOHN SERGEANT ITN ENGLAND: London: EXT SIDE MS Frank Dobson MP (Labour Mayoral Candidate) along street with Prime Minister Tony Blair MP on visit to Underground TRACK ALONG (11 secs) INT Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister) speaking at press conference for Dobson SOT - Nobody who has ever known Frank has ever thought that he was anybodys placeman / I've known him, worked with him, I trust him completely / know exactly where I am with him CUTAWAY SIDE CMS Dobson MS Blair speaking at podium (not heard) GV Dobson and Blair towards down escalator as press take pictures MS Blair standing on underground station platform (with guards in new uniforms behind) as young boy asks Blair which sex baby he would prefer (not heard) Blair answering question SOT - I'm hoping to have a boy / to be honest I find girls easier (Underground seq = 24 secs) EXT MS Ken Livingstone MP (Independent Candidate for London Mayor) towards along street BV Livingstone along with others (Livingstone = 9 secs) INT CMS Ken Livingstone MP (Independent Candidate for London Mayor) press conference SOT - The Prime Minister's statement today is absolutely / he says he'll accept the decision of Londoners and work with whoever they elect as Mayor / thats what we've been waiting to hear, I'll be happy to work with Tony Blair to make this system work MS Steven Norris MP (Conservative Mayoral Candidate) towards along corridor with other (5 secs) Steven Norris MP (Conservative Mayoral Candidate) interviewed SOT - Think Blair's accepted that his man is not going to win / out of loyalty he's been with him today but doubt we'll see more of him during campaign EXT Susan Kramer (Lib Dem Mayoral Candidate) interviewed SOT - Its an air of desperation / if he'd really been committed to being out there behind Frank Dobson he would have been there for the first day Westminster: i/c TX 12.4.2000/EN