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Arts groups linked to Lee Jasper get use of LDA building rent-free

30.03.09
Community groups linked to Ken Livingstone's disgraced race adviser Lee Jasper have been handed a building rent-free by Boris Johnson's development agency... more

Charges a step closer over City Hall grants scandal

05.03.09
Prosecutors are considering bringing charges against at least two people over the City Hall grants scandal, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Watchdog launches inquiry into mayoral conduct

10.11.08
Britain's sleaze watchdog has started an inquiry into the London mayoralty... more

Lee Jasper: black-only schools will beat gangs

08.09.08
Lee Jasper has returned to the political limelight with a call for the creation of "all black" schools... 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

I'm in the clear, says Jasper - That's a matter for police, replies audit chief

16.07.08
Ken Livingstone's former aide Lee Jasper was warned that he was not in the clear despite escaping personal criticism in the London Development Agency audit report... more

Comment: This is the first stage in rescuing the LDA disaster

16.07.08
In journalism, it is important to spot not just what politicians say, but also what they don't... more

Comment: LDA must give value for money

16.07.08
At the outset of his mayoralty, Boris Johnson appointed a panel to investigate how the London Development Agency operates... more

Scandal of LDA's missing millions

16.07.08
Tens of millions of pounds of public money were squandered by Ken Livingstone's development agency, a report says... more

LDA staff competed to spend taxpayers' money, Mayor's audit reveals

19.06.08
Staff at the London Development Agency competed with each other to spend taxpayers' money, it was revealed... 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

Sleaze watchdog to probe City Hall after cash scandal

10.06.08
Britain's chief sleazebuster announces an inquiry into the London mayoralty in the wake of the Lee Jasper affair... more

Auditors 'horrified' by LDA funding practices

09.06.08
The London Development Agency is set to cut back on funding for community projects under plans to clean up the troubled organisation... more

Police investigate Lee Jasper deputy over carnival funding

06.06.08
Lee Jasper's former City Hall deputy has been reported to the police by the GLA... more

Three held over Jasper City Hall fraud inquiry

15.05.08
Three more people have been arrested in connection with the fraud inquiry into City Hall-funded projects linked to former mayor's aide Lee Jasper... more

£210k-a-year City Hall Official in Lee Jasper row is ousted

08.05.08
A City Hall chief embroiled in the Lee Jasper affair is to quit his post with a possible £100,000 pay-off, the Evening Standard has learned... more

The Tory audit

24.04.08
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Now we're all counting the real cost of Ken

03.04.08
The Mayor has control of an enormous budget. Now taxpayers should assess which candidate for the job will give us the best value for money... more

Police investigate another Jasper charity

18.03.08
A charity connected to the Mayor of London's former aide Lee Jasper has been shut down over fears it was being run improperly... more

Lee Jasper friend held over theft in City Hall cash probe

18.03.08
A friend and business associate of former mayoral aide Lee Jasper was arrested today in the Scotland Yard fraud probe into City Hall grants... more

Lee Jasper friend held over theft in City Hall cash probe

18.03.08
A friend and business associate of former mayoral aide Lee Jasper was arrested today in the Scotland Yard fraud probe into City Hall grants... more

Lee Jasper friend held over theft in City Hall cash probe

18.03.08
A friend and business associate of former mayoral aide Lee Jasper was arrested today in the Scotland Yard fraud probe into City Hall grants... more

We still need answers - where is the money?

05.03.08
Lee Jasper's resignation last night closes one chapter in London politics - Ken Livingstone's long, bitter and losing battle to defend his senior adviser... more

Facing Assembly for the first time

04.03.08
When he faces the London Assembly for the first time at 10am tomorrow, Lee Jasper, one of the Mayor's top advisers, will have been at the centre of sleaze allegations for three months... 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

Sorry, Ken - we have put up but we won't shut up

21.02.08
Calling in the Met to 'clear Lee Jasper's name' was an attempt by the Mayor to divert attention from the true nature of his aide's wrongdoing - the misuse of taxpayers' money... 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 aide accused of flouting election rules

19.02.08
Suspended mayoral aide Lee Jasper was today accused of flouting City Hall rules banning senior staff from political campaigning... more

Suspended aide: what the police are already investigating

15.02.08
The Standard's investigation into the affairs of Lee Jasper started back in October, when we spotted an obscure written answer to the London Assembly about a project called Brixton Base.... more

Comment: Ken must tell us the truth

15.02.08
The Mayor's decision to suspend his equalities adviser, Lee Jasper, and invite the police to investigate the allegations against him marks a decisive shift in Mr Livingstone's approach... more

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