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I'll pick new Met chief alone, Smith tells Mayor

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith deepened her rift with Boris Johnson by declaring that she alone will have the final say in the appointment of the new Met Commissioner Comments

Mayor dashes hopes for 20mph speed limit across the capital

Plans for a "blanket" 20mph speed limit covering most of London have been scrapped, campaigners claim Comments

Boris Johnson 'abusing powers of Met Police Authority'

Boris Johnson came under fire as he chaired a meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority for the first time Comments

Mayor to hold new inquiry on racism at the Met

Mayor Boris Johnson has announced an inquiry into racism at Scotland Yard as black police leaders ordered a recruitment boycott of the force Comments

All change at the top as Boris's team heads list of Influentials

The Evening Standard reveals the dramatic transformation of London's political leadership Comments

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

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First meeting of business council calls for third Heathrow runway

Boris Johnson has been asked to reconsider his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow in a meeting with top business leaders Comments

Mayor to hold new inquiry on racism at the Met

LA police chief Bill Bratton with Sir Ian Blair in London

Defiant Boris could look abroad for new Met chief

A foreign police officer could become the next Metropolitan Police Commissioner Comments

Boris to use Ł20m of LDA cash to fund 10 new city academies

Boris Johnson has announced plans for 10 new city academies to help raise educational achievement in London Comments

Boris in new attacks on City critics

Boris Johnson has renewed his attack on Labour "neo-socialists" for criticising the City Comments

Ken's arrogance cost him Mayor's job says Jowell

Minister for London Tessa Jowell has admitted that Ken Livingstone's perceived arrogance could have lost him the mayoral election Comments

Boris: Stop neo-socialist whingeing about City bankers and house prices

Boris slammed over plans for airport in Kent

Airline chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson's plans to close Heathrow and open a new airport on an artificial island on the Thames estuary Comments

Scrapping bendy buses 'will bring misery for passengers'

Mayor Boris Johnson has come under fire over plans to scrap bendy buses on three key routes across the capital Comments

Mayor backs City Airport's plan to boost flights by half

Boris Johnson has given the "green light" to City Airport plans that could see a 50 per cent increase in flights Comments

Boris vows to freeze his share of council tax as he cuts 100 jobs

Boris Johnson today revealed he would freeze City Hall's share of the council tax as he unveiled a cost-cutting shake-up Comments

M&S boss Stuart Rose to help Mayor attract global investment

Sir Stuart Rose, the boss of Marks and Spencer, will advise Mayor Boris Johnson on how to make the capital more attractive to international companies Comments

Residents and traders demonstrate at the western extension of the C-charge zone

Boris gives west Londoners a say on C-charge

Boris Johnson has launched a consultation on the future of the western extension of the congestion charge zone Comments

Comment: Freeing the west

Boris warns city to prepare for future drought, floods and heat

Floods, heatwaves and drought could cause a virtual collapse of the capital unless action is taken to address climate change, Boris Johnson has warned Comments

Londoner's Diary: Hail Boris - the noblest Roman of them all

Boris Johnson settles into a rickshaw in Beijing after flying to China in an economy seat

GB medals have swayed the sceptics says Boris

Britain's impressive Olympic medal haul has helped swing public support behind 2012 in London, Boris Johnson said in Beijing Comments

Boris Johnson loses another deputy mayor

Tim Parker stood down as chief of staff when Mr Johnson stripped him of his role of running Transport for London Comments

Boris slams Gatwick over lost bags

Boris Johnson launched a blistering attack on Gatwick airport after his bags went missing following a family holiday Comments

an artist's impression of the proposed 31-storey tower on the site of Queens Market in Upton Park

Mayor 'breaking promises over Ł75m skyscraper on market site'

Boris Johnson is accused of reneging on two key pledges - to stop the spread of "inappropriate" tower blocks and to preserve small shops Comments

Mayor: My London plan can show Tories the way

Boris Johnson has championed his master plan to tackle London's social and economic problems as offering new policies for a future Conservative government Comments