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London mayor carpeted over Nazi jibe

London: The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, is to face a disciplinary hearing for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard.

The local government watchdog, the Standards Board for England, said on Tuesday an investigation into charges that Mr Livingstone "failed to treat others with respect and brought his authority into disrepute" had concluded that the issue should be dealt with by a hearing.

The Adjudication Panel for England, which will conduct the hearing, could bar him from office for up to five years, censure him, order him to apologise or force him to undergo training.

Mr Livingstone said the investigation had cleared him of the more serious charge of failing to comply with the Greater London Authority's code of conduct.