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Boris Johnson fights plan to shut commuter route

Boris Johnson fights proposals to close rail route into Victoria and London Bridge stations after accusing Government of ducking out of its responsibilities to pay for alternative service  Comments 
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Boris cycle hire station in the City may be blocked

City chiefs are fighting plans to install a docking station for Mayor Boris Johnson's flagship bike hire scheme near St Paul's Cathedral  Comments 
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Boris equality champion sacked for 'n word' slur

Latest: Senior manager at Boris Johnson's regeneration agency has been sacked after using 'extremely offensive and racist' language  Comments 

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Boris Johnson's winter Games mission

Boris Johnson announces he will attend the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in a bid to learn lessons for London  Comments 
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Cyclists and lorry drivers to swap places in Boris’s safety campaign

Lorry drivers will be forced to undergo cycle safety training as part of Boris Johnson’s plans to get more Londoners onto bikes  Comments 


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The Underground

Boris pushes for new law to curb strikes on the Tube

Boris Johnson is set to urge the next Tory government to introduce tough anti-strike laws in a bid to curb stoppages of the Tube  Comments 
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Boris urged to back one-hour Oyster bus fare

Boris Johnson came under pressure to introduce a one-hour bus ticket for passengers with pay-as-you-go Oyster cards  Comments 

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Boris aide could step in as arts chief after clash with minister

Boris Johnson's culture adviser could be installed temporarily in one of London's top arts jobs under emergency plans to tackle deadlock with the Government over the appointment  Comments 
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Boris banks on axed councillors in bid to control fire authority

Boris Johsnon is relying on two Tory councillors suspended for bringing their councils into disrepute to help him seize control of the London Fire Authority  Comments 

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Godfather text throws horse’s head into Boris and Cameron relationship

Mayor receives warning shot from Cameron aide after rocking the boat at the Tory conference over the party's Europe policy  Comments 
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Mayor threatens 'cockroach' bankers with windfall tax

Boris Johnson is to call in leading City bankers to warn them that they face a Tory windfall tax unless they curb this year's 'ginormous' bonus payouts  Comments 

Thames Estuary airport

David Cameron must decide on 'Boris island'

Tory leader David Cameron was under pressure to declare whether he would support Thames Estuary airport after a report commissioned by Mayor Boris Johnson said constructing it was 'technically feasible'  Comments 
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Huge bus and Tube fare rises plus £10 C-charge

Latest: Boris Johnson blames the recession as he imposes huge rises in bus and Tube fares and a 25 per cent increase to the congestion charge  Comments 

Road works

Mayor’s roadworks charge ‘will increase energy bills’

Residents will pay higher energy bills if Boris Johnson charges for digging up roads, utility companies warn  Comments 
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Boris repays £1,200 to ‘get on with life’

Boris Johnson has been ordered to pay back £1,266 of expenses he claimed while an MP  Comments 

Twix

Mayor accused of dirty twix over City Hall’s missing chocolate

Boris Johnson faced outcry from his staff over disappearance of chocolate from City Hall's canteen  Comments 
Scotland Yard

Boris to axe Met's £2m-a-year car perks

Senior police officers face being stripped of their chauffeur-driven cars under a City Hall economy drive  Comments 

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Boris Johnson attacks minister for blocking his arts job choice

Boris Johnson accuses Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw of acting 'outrageously' after the Government blocked the Mayor’s choice for a top London arts job  Comments 
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What was that you said? Boris calls for quieter spaces in the capital

Boris Johnson calls for more 'tranquil spaces' to provide an escape from the noise of the city  Comments 

Cheese on toast

Boris's cheese on toast, and other top meals of the famous

Simple dinner of cheese on toast is Boris Johnson's contribution to a book of celebrity recipes put together by a London charity  Comments 
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The day Boris Johnson's aide ran me over

Man tells how he was knocked down and left crippled by Boris Johnson’s motorcycle-riding transport adviser  Comments 

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Mayor’s ex-deputy escapes prison for credit card fraud

Boris Johnson's former deputy mayor pleaded guilty to fraud after using his City Hall credit card to entertain his girlfriend and another woman  Comments 
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Boris v Paxman: the Newsnight clashes viewers did not see

Boris Johnson clashes with BBC's Jeremy Paxman over the presenter's reputed £1million salary, challenging him to publish full details of cost to taxpayer  Comments 

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Boris Johnson warns Lisbon referendum 'may be difficult'

Tory party conference: Boris Johnson stirs Tory row over Lisbon Treaty, warning it would be 'difficult' to hold a referendum if it had already come into force  Comments 
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Boris Johnson makes U-turn on green charges for vans and taxis

Boris Johnson is to press ahead with an air-quality scheme he shelved to avoid a huge fine from the European Union  Comments 

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Boris: Don’t treat bankers like lepers

Conservative party conference: City bankers should be protected rather than treated like 'pariahs', Boris Johnson declares  Comments 

 

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