Mr Thant wrote:
On 2 Jun, 18:15, "Paul Scott" wrote:
Not being a reader of the Standard and the various freesheets found in
London, was there much/any coverage of his comments at the time?

Yes:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23480878-details/TfL+watchdog:+It's+time+for+arrogant+Livingstone+t o+go/article.do

It'll be interesting what Boris says about this.

U

'Brian Who', one suspects. It was always possible that this was a
long-term play for a position higher up in the Boris team, but I can't
see that happening now, regardless of the fact that the three Tory
members who turned up (if the fourth Tory member had appeared the
decision would have been split 4-4 with one abstention) gave Mr. Cooke
an extremely benevolent reading of the situation ('a technical breach',
one called it, and another talked about a 'witch hunt').

What sank him for me was that he not only held two private meetings with
Johnson but then released his statement without consulting the London
Travelwatch chief executive, which he's obliged to do if he's in any
doubt over whether a statement of his is politically controversial.
That he didn't think that someone running an impartial office
representing London's travelling public and funded by public money
releasing a statement firmly backing one candidate and attacking the
incumbent, four days before the election, was controversial beggars
belief and shows a sad lack of judgement.

The issue of replacing Cooke was raised - the Tories didn't want the
Deputy taking over (she's a Labour councillor!) so there's going to be
an open invitation to current members to put themselves forward as an
interim until September, when a new one would be appointed anyway.

Tom