The new Mayor has assembled a strong team. Now, on the eve of his first 100 days, he needs to find a way to bring out the best in them but make clear who is in charge
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Eight of Ken Livingstone's closest "cronies" are to receive pay-offs totalling £1.6 million after he changed the rules before he lost the election... more
Ken claims he was the victim of doughnut city, whereby London's inner core was betrayed by the Tory suburbs. But the people of Ilford and Hayes are just as much real Londoners as those of N1 ... more
The energy of London is nowhere more reflected than in the shifting balance of power among its thoughtmakers, trendsetters and leaders. Every week, Gideon Spanier looks at who's in and who's out. ... more
Ken Livingstone's top advisers agreed that the Mayor misled Londoners when he denied planning big post-election bus and Tube fare increases - and are still working on the basis that fares will go up... more
The Standard publishes evidence showing that Ken Livingstone directly misled Londoners over secret donations by property developers to his election campaign... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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