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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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