Ken Livingstone was publicly criticised in February 2005 for remarks made to an Evening Standard reporter , comparing him to a Nazi concentration camp guard , after the reporter had tried to interview him following a reception marking the 20th anniversary of Chris Smith 's coming out as gay . Ken Livingstone was criticised in February 2005 for remarks made to an Evening Standard reporter , comparing him to a Nazi concentration camp guard , after the reporter had tried to interview him following a reception marking the 20th anniversary of Chris Smith 's coming out as gay .