£10m saved from axing Londoner 'has already been spent'

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In one of his first moves as Mayor Mr Johnson got rid of Ken Livingstone's free paper. He valued the savings at just over £10 million for his mayoral term, but Green Party figures show the Mayor has already committed over £16 million worth of spending against his "savings".

Mr Johnson first pledged all the money to his environment manifesto for parks, street trees, and a prize for low carbon technology initiatives.

But in a response to a question from Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones, he said extra Safer Transport Teams costing £1.5 million a year would also be met from The Londoner savings.

Ms Jones said: "Finance may not be Boris's strong point, but surely he must realise that once spent, money stays spent. If this is his idea of value for money, I hate to think of his idea of poor financial management."

But a spokesman for the Mayor said money for all projects would be found through various cuts across City Hall.