The LDP lost its majority for the first time since the 1960s, while the DPJ became the majority party, winning 54 of the assembly's 127 seats.

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It also comes in the wake of Ken Livingstone's successful bid last year to lead the London Assembly - winning the vote against Frank Dobson, the former health secretary who was Tony Blair's choice for the job.

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As they toured the factory, you could see their innovative minds at work, probably calculating metrics and formulas to integrate their winning dashboard into the Ford assembly line.

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