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Boris Johnson: Cycle parking is simply not good enough

Boris Johnson gives his strong personal backing to Standard's campaign for a huge increase in cycle parking at London's railway stations  Comments 
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Olympics stadium could turn into 'white elephant' after 2012

The 2012 Olympic Stadium is in danger of becoming a "white elephant", a London Assembly committee claimed  Comments 
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Boris Johnson dents cycling image with £4,698 taxi bill

London Mayor Boris Johnson comes under attack after new figures reveal how he has run up almost £5,000 in taxi fares since taking office  Comments 

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Axed Boris Johnson aide lied over lover

A deputy mayor sacked by Boris Johnson lied about expenses claims he made over meals with his lover, it has been revealed  Comments 
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Cooler summer for commuters as Mayor unveils aircon Tube

Mayor Boris Johnson hails the Tube's first air-conditioned train which has gone on test on an Oxford track ahead of its planned introduction to the network next year  Comments 


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Boris’s electric car plan trips over trailing wires

There are serious doubts over Boris Johnson's plan for an electric car revolution in London  Comments 
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Third Boris Johnson deputy mayor resigns

Boris Johnson's deputy mayor Ian Clement dramatically quit amid claims that he lied about his expenses  Comments 

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Boris: I'll block Victoria towers until firm pays Crossrail cash

Boris Johnson threatens to halt billion-pound project to transform the streets around Victoria Station in a row over Crossrail funding  Comments 

Boris launches electric car hire scheme

Britain's first electric car hire scheme has been launched in London with a scheme which will allow members to rent an adapted Toyota Prius from £5.95 an hour

Dagenham prison plan under attack

Boris Johnson has been urged to drop plans to build a new prison in Dagenham  Comments 
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Tube strike: Second day of gridlock on roads

London was suffering another day of gridlock as tens of thousands of cars clogged the streets to beat the Tube strike  Comments 

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Tube unions at war over strike

A war broke out between the two Tube drivers' unions as a strike failed to bring the network to a halt  Comments 
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Civil servant attacks Boris Johnson over ousting of Sir Ian Blair

A senior civil servant at the Home Office has opened a major rift with Mayor Boris Johnson over the resignation of Met police chief Sir Ian Blair  Comments 

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Emergency travel plans unveiled as Tube strike looms

Mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled emergency measures to keep London moving in the event of the 48-hour Tube strike going ahead  Comments 
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Boris launches £2m drive to rebrand London

Mayor Boris Johnson has ordered a new image and logo for the capital  Comments 

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Taxis hail victory as rickshaw licences are quietly dropped

Boris Johnson has scrapped plans to license rickshaws in the West End because of fears that passengers injured in accidents could launch legal claims against his office  Comments 

Union calls for urgent talks over Tube strike

Union leaders called for urgent talks to try to avert next week's strike by Tube workers, which threatens travel chaos in London

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Dramatic footage of Boris Johnson's near miss with lorry

Boris Johnson tells how he escaped by inches as a lorry hit a parked car and catapulted it in front of his bicycle  Comments 
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Assembly tries to stop BNP ‘hijacking’ the Queen’s party

The London Assembly is trying to stop BNP leader Nick Griffin attending a Buckingham Palace party  Comments 

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Boris Johnson: UK will lead world on electric cars

Boris Johnson outlined plans to set up thousands of vehicle charging points across London and make Britain the “electric car capital of Europe”  Comments 
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Senior Tory sinks Mayor's plan for Boris island airport

The Mayor of London's plan for a 'Boris Island' were dealt a blow as the shadow transport secretary ruled out the idea  Comments 

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Mayor announces £23 million support for jobless

Boris Johnson announced a £23 million programme to support projects that assist 20,000 unemployed Londoner's return to work  Comments 
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2012 stadium to host New Year fireworks spectacular

Boris Johnson is planning a spectacular free New Year’s Eve party for 80,000 Londoners in the Olympic stadium seven months before the Games begin  Comments 

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Boris: Log on and have a tree planted outside your home

Half a million Londoners will be able to request that a tree be planted outside their home under plans by Boris Johnson  Comments 
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Boris defends London after tourists slam the restaurants

Politicians and celebrities have defended London after the capital was rated one of the worst tourist centres in Europe by a major survey  Comments 

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Boris told: Cut air pollution to save 3,000 deaths a year

Boris Johnson was criticised for failing to tackle air pollution which contributes to the deaths of 3,000 Londoners a year - three times more than previously thought  Comments 
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Boris: I may only serve one term as Mayor of London

Boris Johnson revealed that he might not stand for a second term as Mayor — and would be ready to serve as Prime Minister  Comments 

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Boris wants voters to have power over police and buses

Mayor Boris Johnson backed an extraordinary attempt by London councils to grab power for the people  Comments 
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Sir Alan Sugar: Mayor job is a walk in the park

Sir Alan Sugar declared that being Mayor of London would be a “walk in the park” after a poll showed he was the voters’ choice to beat Boris Johnson  Comments 

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400 places to pick up your hired bicycle, but not one at rail stations

The locations of 400 pick-up points for a new cycle hire scheme were revealed by Boris Johnson  Comments 

Boris signs away drugs meant for 999 services

Boris Johnson has signed away 100,000 tablets of the flu drug being kept for London's emergency services  Comments 

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Boris ‘betrayal’ as he breaks his promise

Boris Johnson was accused of "betrayal" as it was revealed he has ditched plans for three rape crisis centres  Comments 
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New steel 'pontoon' plates will end chaos of utility roadworks

Holes in the road that are not being worked on will be covered with steel plates so traffic can drive over them, Boris Johnson announced  Comments 

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Britain 'facing £300m fine' after Mayor shelves pollution plans

The Mayor's decision to shelve anti- pollution measures and curb the congestion charge could leave Britain facing a £300million EU fine, ministers fear  Comments 
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Boris offers mind coaching for City Hall staff made redundant

Boris Johnson is offering City Hall staff confidence-boosting classes as part of their redundancy packages  Comments 


Crossrail

Crossrail will eat money. Kill it, Boris, and save the bankrupt Tube instead`

The capital must tighten its belt. Where better to start than by axing a costly white elephant that even the Government no longer wants, says Simon Jenkins  Comments 
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So Boris, is this a dress rehearsal for No 10?

A year after becoming Mayor, Boris Johnson meets Evening Standard Editor Geordie Greig  Comments 
Ken Livingstone

I’d love to fight Boris at the next election

He hosts a radio show, gives speeches and is writing his autobiography, but however relaxed his new image, former Mayor Ken Livingstone is still very much a political operator  Comments 
 


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