
Boris: The bankers’ best friend
Boris Johnson held more meetings with bankers and the financial services industry than with government ministers, the Met police, his electors or the press since coming to power.

Boris Johnson held more meetings with bankers and the financial services industry than with government ministers, the Met police, his electors or the press since coming to power.

Boris Johnson’s lead over Ken Livingstone in the race to be London Mayor has vanished, a YouGov poll out today reveals, reports Shamik Das.

When it comes to standing up to David Cameron and George Osborne on behalf of the vast majority of Londoners – whose average income is just £21,800 – Boris Johnson’s record is woeful.

On the day MPs vote on government proposals to increase tuition fees, Ken Livingstone has warned the government about the disastrous consequences for London.

A YouGov poll for the 2012 London mayoral election shows that Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson is ahead of his Labour Party opponent Ken Livingstone.

Ken Livingstone beat Oona King decisively to secure the Labour nomination – 69%:31% – and will battle Boris Johnson for the London Mayoralty in 2012.

Joss Garman puts Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Oona King’s green policies and record to the test – read on to find out who comes top.

London Mayor Boris Johnson today branded the Coalition’s immigration cap “a shambles” – putting him once again on a collision course with the Government.

Today it was announced that Boris Johnson is to stand as the Conservative candidate in the 2012 election to be mayor of London, hoping for a second term in office…

Ken Livingstone, London’s last mayor, exclusively told Left Foot Forward: “Millions of Londoners are experiencing chaos in getting to and from work today, yet the Mayor refuses to meet the two unions involved in this dispute, which arises in part from Boris Johnson breaking an election manifesto commitment to protect tube ticket office opening hours.”