A decision by the new London administration not to continue with a Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Advisory Panel formed by former Mayor Ken Livingstone has been attacked by a leading gay Muslim activist. Pav Akhtar, who is also a Labour party councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth, branded the decision "extremely concerning." However, it emerged today that the panel was formed in March this year and only held one preliminary meeting before the change of administration in May. On the eve of Pride London on Saturday, where Mayor of London Boris Johnson led the parade, Mr Akhtar issued a statement. "Boris Johnson's attempts to woo the LGBT community rings hollow given his disbanding of the Mayor's Lesbian and Gay Advisory group," he said. "This decision is extremely concerning given Boris' long record of opposing LGBT equality...
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