Labour's London Mayor candidate to tap pension funds

LONDON (Reuters) - The opposition Labour candidate for London Mayor said on Tuesday he would look to pension funds to help fund a new wave of rail and home building to cater for a booming population in Britain's capital if he wins a May 3 election. Race underdog Ken Livingstone, who was London Mayor between 2000 and 2008, said he would have "a good chance of unlocking" the kind of investment the city needs to prepare for the future. "I will be saying to pension funds, invest in building homes in London ... or invest in building Crossrail 2 or 3," he told reporters at an event in parliament. ...