London's first mayor is being 'well cared for' and lives a 'private life' in retirement, his family says.
BBC News & PA MediaHe is being "well cared for by his family and friends" as he lives a "private life" in retirement, they told the PA news agency.
Alzheimer's is a physical illness which damages the brain, according to the Alzheimer's Society charity, and is the most common cause of dementia in the UK.While having largely retreated from public life in recent years, Mr Livingstone, 78, was a prominent figure in London politics for more than four decades from the 1970s.
He stood as an independent to become the first mayor of London when the powerful post was first created. Mr Livingstone lost control of City Hall in 2008 when he was defeated by Boris Johnson and a failed bid to return to office in 2012 marked the end of his electoral ambitions.
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