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Brian Paddick: Forget about Ken... I'm the only one who can beat Boris

05.09.11
The Liberal Democrats say they can beat Boris Johnson to be Mayor of London as Brian Paddick claimed he is the only candidate who can prevent a repeat of the riots... more

Lembit Opik: I've lost Mayor race

02.09.11
Lembit Opik today conceded defeat in his attempt to be Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London... more

Lembit's predictions for the mayoral race

02.09.11
Comment: Lembit Opik reveals his predictions over the candidacy for Mayor of London after admitting he has lost the race once and for all... more

Timing's up in the air as cable car work starts

07.07.11
Work has started on Boris Johnson's cable car project despite the Mayor being unable to confirm that it will be ready in time for next year's Olympics... more

Hydrogen bus fire forces fleet out of service

05.07.11
Urgent modifications are being made to Boris Johnson's flagship fleet of hydrogen buses after one of the vehicles caught fire... more

Mayor race 'risks becoming Punch and Judy fight'

14.06.11
A war of words has erupted between two top Liberal Democrats battling over the London mayoralty ... more

Boris Johnson under fire over spiralling bill for failed World Cup bid

20.04.11
Boris Johnson spent nearly £50,000 more than he pledged on the failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup, it was revealed ... more

City Spy: The Donald looks Trumped

07.01.11
Is the writing on the wall for The Donald? The last series of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice in the US had 45% fewer viewers than the previous run... more

Tories propose 500 firefighter cuts after strike

09.11.10
London could lose 500 firefighters and one in six of its fire engines under new cost-cutting measures proposed by its Tory leadership... more

Cuts to Tube will cost economy £66billion, warn 50 City bosses

13.07.10
More than 50 leading City figures urged the Government to protect the Tube from devastating cuts... more

Boris Johnson spent nine times as much as Ken Livingstone on headhunters while Mayor

06.07.10
Boris Johnson spent almost £450,000 on headhunters in two years - nine times more than his predecessor Ken Livingstone... more

Boris Johnson urged to use C-charge cameras to catch polluting vehicles

25.05.10
Boris Johnson challenged to improve the lives of millions of Londoners by bringing in a clean air zone in central London... more

TfL attacked for transporting ‘green’ buses around the world

24.03.10
Fleet of new London buses hailed as the ultimate green vehicles are being shipped thousands of miles to get here — the equivalent of three-quarters of the way around the globe... more

Soaring cost of hawks to scare pigeons from Trafalgar Square

21.09.09
The cost of flying a hawk to scare pigeons away from Trafalgar Square has soared to almost £60,000 a year... more

Boris: I signed 'dodgy' claims in good faith

15.07.09
The Mayor admitted signing "dodgy" expenses claims submitted by his deputy mayor Ian Clement... more

Boris Johnson axes deputy mayor post

06.07.09
Boris Johsnon has overhauled his top team at City Hall in the wake of the Ian Clement expenses scandal and criticism of his "shambolic" leadership... more

What key people think of the Mayor's performance

27.04.09
Has Boris Johnson had a good first year?... more

100,000 homes empty in London, says charity

24.11.08
London councils were urged to end the "scandal" of nearly 100,000 homes lying empty while thousands of families struggle to find accommodation... more

300,000 jobless in London - and rising

15.10.08
Unemployment is rising faster in London than anywhere else in the country... more

Boris warns: All this panic will scare off big business

15.10.08
Boris Johnson raised fresh fears that businesses could be driven away from London by the gloom surrounding the financial markets... more

Recycling bins installed at Euston for commuters

26.08.08
Recycling bins are to be installed at one of the capital's busiest railway stations... more

Suburbs at heart of Boris Johnson's blueprint for London

10.07.08
Boris Johnson put the outer boroughs at the heart of his blueprint for London amid claims he was simply paying back the suburbs for voting him into power... more

Mayor spends £50,000 investigating LDA grants

18.06.08
The Mayor came under fire for spending £50,000 investigating allegations of financial irregularities at City Hall after initially saying the inquiry would cost nothing... more

BBC claims Jasper failed to declare foreign travel on U.S. trip

04.03.08
Lee Jasper faces further questions after a BBC investigation found that he had failed to declare extensive foreign travel during a trip to the United States and Jamaica... more

Ken rebuffed in demand for Jasper police probe

20.02.08
The City Hall grants scandal took another twist today when Scotland Yard revealed it was not carrying out the Mayor's request to investigate mayoral aide Lee Jasper... more

Mayor brings in police over his key aide

15.02.08
One of Ken Livingstone's closest aides was suspended today as he vowed to clear his name over claims of missing public funds.... more


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