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Boris wants to move older council tenants out of city to make way for families

30.09.09

Hundreds of council tenants could be moved out of London to free up family-sized homes in the city centre... more

Super-green hotel will bottle its own brand of mineral water

22.07.09

Largest hotel ever built in London will bottle all its own water to offer guests instead of expensive mineral brands... more

Council services threatened by pensions deficit

28.01.09

Public services could be under threat because of a black hole in London's council pension fund, it emerged... more

Mayor won't object to 43-storey tower block

25.07.08

Boris Johnson has decided not to object to plans for a 472ft skyscraper on the South Bank... more

Livingstone often looked bored ... he had run out of ideas

06.05.08

Even now, four days on, it is hard to believe Boris Johnson is Mayor of London.... more

Merlin splashes out on the London Aquarium

02.05.08

London Aquarium to be merged into the capital's premier group of tourist attractions... more

Mayor Boris says he's chairman of the board. They'd better be good

02.05.08

London has decided. For the first time since the office of mayor was created, there will be a change of control at City Hall.... more

Comment: even the weather could make crucial difference

01.05.08

The final poll, by YouGov, of the 2008 mayoral election shows Boris Johnson seven per cent ahead on "first preference" votes... more

No mayor should ever serve three terms, Ken

28.04.08

Londoners should vote for Boris Johnson as Mayor on Thursday. They should do so for one reason that overrides all others. Nobody, however able, should serve more than two terms in an elected position of such prominence... more

I've known Ken for more than 25 years - has he still got the hunger for power?

25.04.08

As the mayoral race enters its final week, the Evening Standard's chief feature writer caught up with Ken Livingstone... more

Comment: Ken's an extraordinary survivor - it will go to the wire

17.03.08

This week sees the official start of the mayoral election campaign. Despite weeks of skirmishing, Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick are still in the foothills of the struggle that lies ahead... more

The candidates standing for Mayor

25.02.08

Click here to read about the candidates running for Mayor... more

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