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  1. London 'wants Kent rail links'
    BBC News logo BBC News 11 hours ago

    Michael Fallon, who represents Sevenoaks, is concerned that his constituents could end up with a worse and more expensive service. Boris Johnson believes routes to Dartford and Sevenoaks will improve if they are managed from London. But Mr Fallon says... Full Article at BBC News

  2. London mayoral race now too close to call (but Boris is leading on paper)
    Left Foot Forward logo Left Foot Forward 16 hours ago

    In other mayoral race news, BBC London’s politics show revealed yesterday that miscounting by the mayor’s office had led to over £2 billion being wrongly added to the overall GLA budget. A clerical error arising from issues of presentation of Crossrail... Full Article at Left Foot Forward

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago
    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre left, and Sebastian Coe, centre right, Chair of LOCOG, play a ball game with pupils at Chiswick Community School in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mayor and Sebastian Coe visited to tell pupils at the...

    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre left, and Sebastian Coe, centre right, Chair of LOCOG, play a ball game with pupils at Chiswick Community School in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mayor and Sebastian Coe visited to tell pupils at the... View Photo »

  4. I think it was high time that a world heritage site was properly protected from what was basically vandalism
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: London Net 3 weeks ago
  5. Abu Qatada freed but government vows to deport him
    The First Post logo The First Post 17 hours ago

    A draconian set of bail restrictions are to be imposed upon him, and the government has confirmed that it is still trying its hardest to have him deported to his native Jordan. Qatada, who London mayor Boris Johnson demanded today in his Daily... Full Article at The First Post

  6. Local News: Boris to meet residents affected by HS2
    Ealing Gazette logo Ealing Gazette 17 hours ago
    Mohammad Saghir from Perivale. Protesters against HS2 outside Ealing Town Hall.

    Richard Barnes, who also represents Ealing at the London Assembly, made the commitment to a packed out hall of anti-HS2 campaigners on Sunday afternoon (12). More than 200 people from areas closest to the tracks in Perivale, Greenford, Northolt and... Full Article at Ealing Gazette

  7. Boris calls on Harrow to grow food
    Harrow Observer logo Harrow Observer 17 hours ago

    LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson is encouraging people in Harrow to grow their own food. The Capital Growth scheme, which aims to create 2,012 growing spaces in London by the end of the year, is launching a food growing competition, Grow for Gold. Last year... Full Article at Harrow Observer

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago
    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, shoots at a basketball hoop watched by school pupils and Sebastian Coe, right, Chair of LOCOG, at Chiswick Community School in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mayor and Sebastian Coe visited to tell pupils...

    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, shoots at a basketball hoop watched by school pupils and Sebastian Coe, right, Chair of LOCOG, at Chiswick Community School in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mayor and Sebastian Coe visited to tell pupils... View Photo »

  9. I have been campaigning for years for this notorious junction, one of the busiest in London, to be upgraded so it is a delight to see it officially opened by the Mayor. At a time of tight budgets Mayor Boris Johnson secured funding for the scheme, realising the importance of this upgrade to motorists, c...
    SOURCE: Hendon & Finchley Press 4 weeks ago
  10. Tory Party conference: Boris Johnson's funny bits
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 28 months ago
  11. David Cameron has raised the prospect of throwing Abu Qatada out. Now he has to deliver
    The Telegraph logo The Telegraph 17 hours ago

    The matter is exercising politicians and officials alike. David Cameron is under heaps of pressure to stick him on a plane back to Jordan, not least from Boris Johnson. The Government has been treading cautiously, fearful of giving any signal that it... Full Article at The Telegraph

  12. When will the Tory Mayor get a grip of the tube? : Labour Matters
    UK Poli Blogs logo UK Poli Blogs 19 hours ago

    Val Shawcross said; “This morning’s tube delays and suspensions on the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Victoria, Jubilee and Metropolitan lines are completely unacceptable. No wonder millions of Londoners who are facing daily delays and closures while paying sky... Full Article at UK Poli Blogs

  13. Bus robberies 'increase by 18%'
    BBC News logo BBC News 20 hours ago
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    The party's Joanne McCartney said the rise in robberies means police officer numbers should not be cut. She claimed there was such pressure on police officer numbers at the moment that borough police commanders could not move officers into the... Full Article at BBC News

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  1. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre left, and Sebastian Coe, centre right, Chair of LOCOG, play a ball game with pupils at Chiswick Community School in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mayor and Sebastian Coe visited to tell pupils at the School how many free tickets their...
  2. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, shoots at a basketball hoop watched by school pupils and Sebastian Coe, right, Chair of LOCOG, at Chiswick Community School in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mayor and Sebastian Coe visited to tell pupils at the School how many free...
  3. London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) and London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson (R) pause in front of display screens as they attend the opening of the new fire control centre in south London on February 1, 2012, ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London Operations...
  4. London Mayor Boris Johnson meets a fire service telephone operator as he attends the opening of the new fire control centre in south London on February 01, 2012, ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London Operations Centre brings together in a secure, bomb proof...
  5. London Mayor Boris Johnson (C) and British fire minister Bob Neill (L) view a computer screen as they attend the opening of the new fire control centre in south London on February 1, 2012, ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London Operations Centre brings...
  6. Mayor of London Boris Johnson (L) listens to chair of the The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Sebastian Coe (R) at the 'Get Ahead of the Games - Plan Your Travel in 2012' event in London on January 30, 2012. The event was to explain to commuters...
  7. Mayor of London Boris Johnson (L), chair of the The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Sebastian Coe (C) and British Transport Secretary Justine Greening (R) stand together at the 'Get Ahead of the Games - Plan Your Travel in 2012' event in London...
  8. Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses for a photograph at the 'Get Ahead of the Games - Plan Your Travel in 2012' event in London on January 30, 2012. The event was to explain to commuters and the traveling public across London and the UK how transport networks will operate during the...
  9. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London leaves on his bicycle after a press conference for the unveiling of a major UK transport campaign 'Get Ahead of the Games' at King's Cross station, which is currently undergoing development, in London, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. With just under 200 days to go...

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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is an English politician and journalist. The current Mayor of London, he previously served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Henley and as editor of The Spectator magazine. Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. I think it was high time that a world heritage site was properly protected from what was basically vandalism
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: London Net 3 weeks ago
  2. I have been campaigning for years for this notorious junction, one of the busiest in London, to be upgraded so it is a delight to see it officially opened by the Mayor. At a time of tight budgets Mayor Boris Johnson secured funding for the scheme, realising the importance of this upgrade to motorists, c...
    SOURCE: Hendon & Finchley Press 4 weeks ago
  3. I was sorry to see Colin Barrow stand down. Despite recent controversies he has served the city well.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This Is London 4 weeks ago
  4. I want to see ministers backing the young kids in care who can start life with the biggest hurdles ... I also challenge Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson to make this pledge to London's children in care as part of their election commitments.
    – John Healey SOURCE: This Is London 4 weeks ago
  5. It has to be right for London. And there are important aspects of HS2 which are not right. This is not the end of campaigning against HS2. There is no point spending this much on something which doesn't work properly. The business case needs to be properly made out.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This Is London 4 weeks ago
  6. The Mayor of London [Boris Johnson] needs to show the world that the Olympic city is determined to tackle this massive public health crisis by banning the most polluting vehicles from the Olympic route network.
    SOURCE: Earthwire.org 4 weeks ago
  7. Our New Year fireworks were a brilliant start to a spectacular year. This is just the beginning - as the eyes of the world turn to London for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there will be amazing events across the capital up to, during and beyond a summer like no other.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: Sky News 1 month ago
  8. Just two days ago George Osborne and (London Mayor) Boris Johnson promised Londoners two new tube stations in South London
    SOURCE: Reuters 2 months ago
  9. This city is going to be watched by the world next summer and this grand old lady of London, one of our best loved landmarks, is now set to play a sparkling role in the celebrations. But what’s more, this is another lasting legacy stemming from the Games which will benefit the city for decades.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: Green Blog 2 months ago
  10. He seems very concerned about the manifestations of the protests rather than what we are talking about. Boris has rejected that people could make a principled stand over this. Ed Miliband and the Bishop of London have seen the bigger picture, it is strange that it has eluded Boris Johnson.
    SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  11. We have got the promise now of 3 more river crossings, not just two new tube stations at, in the Vauxhall Nine Elms region, but the whole prospect of unlocking that area as well…What these infrastructure projects do is that they promote jobs and growth now, they get people into work and that is very, ve...
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: Labour Matters 2 months ago
  12. Londoners will be staggered that the Mayor and TfL also built up a massive £729million surplus last year which is just sitting in TfL's bank. It's not too late for Boris Johnson to think again and use this money to cut the cost of travel for ordinary Londoners rather than hoarding it up.
    SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  13. George, just come and stand near the edge
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: The Telegraph 2 months ago
  14. Officials have privately slapped down Boris Johnson’s campaign for a four-runway airport to the east of London… Ministers are thought to be dubious.
    SOURCE: Left Foot Forward 2 months ago
  15. Baffling protests against capitalism that have led to not a single resignation of a banker, but of three clerics ... When it comes to protests, I cycle past them very quickly.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: The Independent 2 months ago
  16. RMT warned when TfL bulldozed through their station staffing cuts as part of Boris Johnson's £5bn cuts programme that the visually impaired and people with other disabilities would be hit hard and here we have the concrete proof.
    SOURCE: Newsjiffy Blog 2 months ago
  17. The plans are hugely exciting and have the potential to boost the local economy and bring great benefits to everyone in the area.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  18. Cab drivers are an important electorate ... and they characterise Boris Johnson as a part-time Mayor who is not working hard enough.
    SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  19. Delivering cleaner air for London is a top priority for me and this ingenious green wall traps harmful pollution on one of our busiest roads, helping to cleanse the air at this popular spot as well as helping to soften and beautify the local environment.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: Environmental Data Interactive 2 months ago
  20. Whether its football or athletics, tennis or rowing, boxing, sailing or cricket we are pushing hard to improve community sports facilities across the board. As we head ever closer to the Games in 2012 this latest round of funding has been carefully targets towards projects that will help to inspire even...
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This is Local London 2 months ago
  21. I am delighted that the Evening Standard and the Mayor's Fund for London are coming together to change fortunes. No young Londoner should be held back in this great world city and being literate is key.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  22. London's high streets are the lifeblood of the city and are at the heart of the communities they serve. Making them cleaner, brighter and greener through my Great Outdoors programme is a vital part of the work we are doing to rejuvenate, regenerate and revive the capital ahead of London 2012.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  23. Let's get these people out of bed.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  24. Criminals beware - we're stepping up a gear to crack down on the drug dealers, burglars and thieves that make our lives a misery.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: BBC News 2 months ago
  25. London Live will be a thrilling highlight in a summer of highlights, allowing even more people to watch awe-inspiring sporting heroes in high definition action for free.
    – Boris Johnson SOURCE: The Sun 2 months ago

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