is a
British Political Party formed on
September 1 ,
2005 by
Damian Hockney and
Peter Hulme-Cross . Both of them were originally elected to the
London Assembly in June 2004 as
United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the
Veritas group at the Assembly. With the disintegration of Veritas after its poor showing in the
2005 General Election , the two formed One London, of which Hockney is the Leader.
The party is opposed to British membership of the
European Union . It also calls for the system of central government grants to local authorities to be changed in favour of
London and for the abolition of the
London Congestion Charge .
The naming of the party as 'One London' caused some comment
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