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If you were to examine the context of Johnson's picaninnies comment you would see that in fact he was using the word as part of attributing a certain patronising attitude towards foreign countries to Tony Blair. It was clear that it wasn't his attitude but one he supposed Blair to have.
If you look at Livingstone's words in their proper context it is clear that he dismisses Jews as rich Tories, and it is indicative of his own prejudices.