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Boris Johnson: leaving Europe a shot in the arm for democracy

British democracy would receive "a shot in the arm" if the UK left the European Union, Boris Johnson has said. Voters would feel they had regained control over their own destiny if Britain became fully independent...

Boris Johnson lost for words in TV interview

BORIS Johnson slammed questions as "trivial" and "hysterical" after a fiery television interview over his personal integrity. The Mayor of London was labelled "a nasty piece of work" by presenter Eddie Mair during...

Mayor: My plan to build a million homes in London

Boris Johnson today called on the Treasury to hand over £1.3 billion a year in London stamp duty receipts to fund a massive house-building programme in the capital. The Mayor wants to wrest control of tax...

Boris Johnson Admits He Will Miss London Rough Sleeping Target

There is no more visible and tragic sign of the failure of housing policy than people sleeping rough on our streets. It is a scandal that in the 21st century, in one of the richest cities in the world, some ...

Stop pussyfooting around, Cameron

Boris Johnson reveals his masterplan to boost Britain's economy by cutting taxes, axing red tape and building an airport. He urged David Cameron to stop “pussyfooting around” and fund a series of major...

Boris Johnson Zipline Photos, Video: 'It's Going Well So Far'

London Mayor Boris Johnson Stuck on Zip Line London Mayor Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassment that makes Jeremy Hunt's Olympic bell mishap look like nothing. Boris Johnson was a special guest at the...

Boris Johnson, London's Justin Bieber

If schoolchildren could vote, Boris Johnson would have the election for London Mayor sewn up. No matter that he’s 47 and looks like the Dulux dog in a suit. As he barrels along the pavement on the...

The Party's Over unless Boris can revive its fortunes

Send the Tories a message they will never forget by Tony Benn, The stakes at the London election are not at all about the personality contest that the media prefer. They are much more important than...

London Mayor Party Election Broadcast 2012 VIDEO'S

The 2012 London mayoral election will be held on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect the Mayor of London. It will be the fourth election since the office of Mayor of London was created in 2000. Incumbent Conservative...

Boris Johnson 92% - David Cameron 25%

Nick Clegg  the UK's most hated politician is now beaten into second place by David Cameron according to amplicate.com. 25% of people Love David Cameron whilst 41% love Nick Clegg. Britains most loved...

Boris vows to fix London's roads and build new Thames tunnel

Boris Johnson today promised to fix London's roads if he is re-elected Mayor - and build a new Thames crossing within ten years. In his first firm pledge in the battle for City Hall, he vowed to plough millions...

U-Turn on parking charges in the West End

Controversial plans to charge for parking in Westminster have been halted. Parking fees were to be rolled out across the central London borough from January, ranging from £2.20 to £4.40 an hour. But opponents...

Boris Johnson's Village in the City Speech

Alexander Boris Johnson a Conservative Party politician, who is the elected Mayor of London and the most popular UK politician, launched into a light-hearted 20 minute speech shortly after 10am this morning at the...

UK Anti-Terror Chief Bob Quick Quits Over Pathway Memo Blunder

Britain's top counter-terrorism officer has resigned after a blunder in which he accidentally revealed a secret document to photographers that could have jeopardised an operation against al-Qaeda. Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick had faced intense criticism from opposition...

Transport police will replace conductors on new London buses

New London mayor Boris Johnson's plan to reintroduce the old routemaster buses was fleshed out in a bit more detail today, as the mayor revealed he plans to have the buses stagged by transport police rather than...

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