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Anger as Tories snub Assembly

20.10.11
Conservative members of the London Assembly have been criticised for walking out of a City Hall meeting, causing petitions signed by thousands of Londoners to go unheard... more

Boris deputy 'must apologise' over Irish joke

22.07.11
Boris Johnson's Deputy Mayor responsible for equality has been criticised after making 'offensive' comments about Irish builders during a public meeting at City Hall... more

Tracey Ullman's daughter joins Ken's team in push for City Hall

13.07.11
Tracey Ullman's daughter is part of the team unveiled by Ken Livingstone for the mayoral battle against Boris Johnson next year... more

Mayor gives the cold shoulder to £25,000 City Hall 'chill-out' rooms

30.06.11
Boris Johnson is to remove two 'chill-out' rooms in City Hall that were installed at a cost of £25,000 to the taxpayer just 12 months ago... more

'Grab-a-cab' Tory in £3,500 claim for travel

13.05.11
One of Britain's highest paid councillors is under fire for claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for taxi and car journeys... more

Blackfriars Bridge road redesign will kill us, say cyclists

03.03.11
Deaths and injuries on Blackfriars Bridge will increase if a cycle lane is scrapped as part of a transformed road layout, a leading politician claimed today... more

Boris Johnson blasted over New Year free travel deal with ‘loan shark’ firm

22.12.10
Boris Johnson is urged to rethink plans to accept sponsorship from a 'legal loan sharking' company for free travel on New Year’s Eve... more

Boris Johnson urged to explain how ‘lover’ won arts role

21.07.10
Boris Johnson comes under pressure to reveal the full details of the appointment of his alleged lover to an official fundraising role... more

Tory councillor on £118,500 a year: I’m good value for money

20.07.10
Britain's highest paid councillor defends his £118,511 income, claiming he offers the taxpayer good value for money... more

Boris Johnson appoints 'efficiency czar' to save £2.4bn

08.04.10
Boris Johnson has appointed a new 'efficiency czar' to help him deliver £2.4 billion in savings over the next three years... more

Boris Johnson closes India ‘embassy’ despite election pledge

08.02.10
Boris Johnson's 'foreign embassies' in Delhi and Mumbai have been mothballed amid claims the move will cost London millions of pounds of new business, it has emerged... more

Labour threatens action over Mayor’s ‘stitch-up’ of panel for top arts job

22.01.10
Boris Johnson faces an official complaint about his bid to give an ally one of London’s top arts jobs... more

Musicians stage protest over rules that could drive them off the Tube

05.11.09
Tube musicians took part in a mass busk outside City Hall in protest at what they call draconian new measures... more

BBC bias row over Boris on EastEnders

01.10.09
BBC accused of political bias for allowing Boris Johnson to appear on EastEnders despite rejecting an idea from his predecessor Ken Livingstone... more

Boris is the last hope for Queen’s Market traders

13.05.09
A scheme to demolish a market in east London and replace it with a tower block has been approved by City Hall planners... more

Boris ‘betrayal’ as he breaks his promise

21.04.09
Boris Johnson was accused of "betrayal" as it was revealed he has ditched plans for three rape crisis centres... more

Cripes! Boris suddenly finds £4million in his charity pot

07.04.09
Boris Johnson has launched a scaled-down version of his plans for a new charity to help children living in poverty... more

MPs tell Boris to sit down as he tries to leave snow inquiry

02.04.09
Boris Johnson was told to sit down by an MP and answer "one more question" as he tried to escape from a transport committee meeting hearing... more

Boris ‘conflict of interest’ over raided Tory MP

03.12.08
Boris Johnson was today at the centre of a conflict of interest dispute after he admitted speaking to arrested Tory MP Damian Green and being convinced of his innocence. ... more

Plea for cricket in 2012

10.09.08
A campaign has been launched to include cricket in the London 2012 Olympic Games... more

LDA will lose 170 jobs as Mayor slashes costs

23.07.08
More than 170 posts are to be axed from the troubled London Development Agency, it was revealed... more

It's not just what the LDA did but what it failed to do

17.07.08
Now the inquiry into the LDA funding scandal is over, the agency can return to its core purpose - awarding grants to groups that help children and adults who need them most... more

Mayor's new deputy to surrender council role

15.07.08
Boris Johnson's planning adviser has quit his other job to become a full-time £120,000 deputy mayor... more

Boris's £300,000 campaign invested in champagne and a Castro outfit

14.07.08
Boris Johnson spent more than £300,000 in the last few weeks of his election campaign buying 48 bottles of champagne and hiring a Fidel Castro outfit... more

Mayor 'could still take advice from disgraced deputy'

09.07.08
Boris Johnson may still work with his disgraced former deputy mayor - who had to quit after falsely claiming he was a magistrate... more

Boris Johnson's handover team costs £465,000

03.06.08
The Mayor's transition team at City Hall is costing up to £465,000, it has emerged... more

Mayor's watchdogs face a tough fight for seats

07.04.08
It may be a sideshow to the Ken versus Boris battle, but the elections for the London Assembly will go a long way to determining the effectiveness of the next Mayor of London... more

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