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Boris Johnson's deputy 'misled public'

Boris Johnson's deputy faces damaging new allegations that he misled the public by claiming to be a magistrate Comments

A beacon of hope and a fight for survival

Boris Johnson is facing his first crisis as London mayor with the allegations of financial irregularities against his new deputy, Ray Lewis Comments

Ł25,000 prize to design the new Routemaster

A top prize of £25,000 is on offer for whoever designs the best new Routemaster bus Comments

Boris Johnson defends deputy amid claims of fraud and sex abuse

Boris Johnson has taken the extraordinary step of defending one of his deputy mayors from 'malicious smears' Comments

Boris Johnson's race row aide quits

Speed up payouts to victims of 7/7, Mayor tells Jowell

Boris Johnson has stepped up pressure on the Government to speed up compensation for victims of the 7 July bombings Comments

Will the 2012 Olympic Games have a lasting sporting legacy for London?

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Should the Western extension of the Congestion Charge be scrapped?

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Boris: Walk away from fights to avoid knives

Boris Johnson has urged teenagers to "walk away" from trouble to help reduce knife crime Comments

Mayor scraps Ken plan to axe 40 Tube ticket offices

The Mayor has scrapped plans to close dozens of Tube ticket offices in a decision welcomed by campaigners as a "victory for common sense" Comments

Western C-zone could be killed off

London's controverisal western extension congestion charging zone could be killed off under new consultation plans Comments

Boris Johnson at the State of London debate

Unruly teenagers need tough love, says Boris

Boris Johnson has advocated a "tough love" approach to dealing with unruly teenagers and steering them away from violent crime Comments

Boris should lead by wearing a helmet, says injured cyclist

A cyclist who suffered permanent brain injuries after a bike accident has accused Boris Johnson of setting a bad example by failing to wear a helmet Comments

Mayor: higher charges for gas-guzzlers hurt families

Mayor Boris Johnson has criticised councils for penalising families with "gas-guzzler" parking charges Comments

Free parking for electric cars axed - for being too successful

Boris Johnson's race row aide quits

A senior aide to Boris Johnson has quit after saying Caribbean immigrants should "go home" if they do not like London Comments

Sir Alan Sugar lined up to keep out Ken Livingstone

Labour insiders have moved to kill off any prospect of Ken Livingstone making a comeback with a search for a new mayoral candidate Comments

LDA staff competed to spend taxpayers' money, Mayor's audit reveals

Staff at the London Development Agency competed with each other to spend taxpayers' money, it was revealed Comments

Mayor will raid coffers to bail out Olympic village

Boris Johnson will propose a multi-million-pound rescue package for the Olympic village Comments

Mayor spends Ł50,000 investigating LDA grants

The Mayor came under fire for spending £50,000 investigating allegations of financial irregularities at City Hall after initially saying the inquiry would cost nothing Comments