Political Activities
As well as opposition to the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, Maloney's priorities include combatting crime and reducing immigration. He also wishes to abolish the Greater London Authority and increase the powers of Mayor of London, and has proposed the legalisation of brothels in order to take prostitution off the streets. He stood in the London mayoral election, 2004, coming fourth with just under 7% of the vote. In the 2010 General Election Maloney is standing for UKIP in the East London constituency of Barking where other candidates include Labour MP Margaret Hodge and head of the British National Party, Nick Griffin.
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