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Fears for Crossrail as Villiers stays silent

06.10.09
Fears grew that the Tories will slam the brakes on Crossrail if they win power after their transport spokeswoman Theresa Villiers was ominously silent on the landmark project... more

Belly laughs at ‘diversity’ night but dancers hide before Harman arrives

29.09.09
Labour heavyweights let their hair down at their party conference’s annual diversity night... more

Plan to boost cycling will allow riders to ignore one-way street restrictions

17.09.09
Cyclists will be able to ride the wrong way down a one-way street in a trial designed to encourage more Londoners to switch to two wheels... more

Have the Tories turned their backs on the City?

13.08.09
Signs suggest David Cameron could halt Crossrail. And it may mark a wider shift from old party ties ... more

£25,000 fine for every day that roadworks overrun

30.07.09
Utility firms which overrun on works digging up roads face being hit with charges of up to £25,000 a day, the Standard reveals... more

Second sister dies from injuries after 'arson attack'

27.07.09
A woman has died following a suspected arson attack at her family home a month ago that killed her 15-year-old sister... more

Wanted: MPs Alan and Ann Keen - on the hunt for Mr and Mrs Expenses

13.07.09
It is Monday evening and I am sitting in the living room of the home of Ann and Alan Keen, drinking a cold beer around their fireplace... more

Holidaying MPs afraid to admit they’re taking exotic breaks

08.07.09
MPs are refusing to own up to holidays outside Europe this summer in the wake of public fury over their expenses... more

MPs' expenses - what your MP claimed – J-Z

18.06.09
List of London MPs' expenses... more

Bus driver's son clocks on as transport minister

08.06.09
His father was a bus driver and his father-in-law a ticket collector. Sadiq Khan has done a bit better than either of them. He starts his new job today as transport minister... more

Tories can win London for the first time in a generation

27.04.09
David Cameron is on course to turn London blue at the next general election... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

Huge hospital development will swamp us, say residents

13.02.09
A multi-million pound scheme to transform a notorious south London mental hospital has caused outrage in the community... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09
A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Poll predicts wipe-out for Labour in South-East

22.09.08
Labour is facing wipe-out in the South-East at the next general election, according to a new poll... more

Labour rebellion on post offices slashes majority

20.03.08
Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices... more

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