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Bit of a nightmare appearance on LBC for Boris Johnson this morning - the London Mayor managed to make two gaffes in the space of one show. Boris managed to reveal that he doesn't know how much a tube ticket costs (perhaps because he never…
Boris Johnson’s proposal to close virtually every ticket office on the London Underground got relatively little publicity. Partly because he cunningly put it out at the same time as an announcement about a twenty-four hour underground…
There is mixed news for the 50% of Londoners who use public transport to get to work today. On the one hand we have the great, if belated, news that several underground lines will open 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays. This will give…
6 cyclists have been killed in London in just under two weeks. The capital is shocked, and desperate for ways to ensure this grimness doesn’t continue. There are more cyclists on the road than ever before. It’s a great way to exercise, it’d…
There is no legislative basis for the introduction of a statutory minimum wage for London, yet the very different nature of the London economy combined with the fact that the low paid in London are paid more than elsewhere prompts the…
The Tottenham Journal reports that Ed Miliband has pledged to remain “impeccably neutral” in the forthcoming London Mayoral race, after he was asked if he'd be backing Tottenham MP David Lammy for Mayor. However the Tottenham Journal also…
According to the Observer, David Lammy has confirmed what many have expected for the past three and a half years - since he chose not to stand against ken Livingstone in 2010, instead becoming his campaign Chair - he's considering running…
16 and 17 year olds in the capital look likely to be receiving a vote in Labour's London Mayoral Primary, after Shadow minister for political and constitutional reform Stephen Twigg told the Evening Standard: “I welcome the proposal that we…
A very interesting piece of polling came out yesterday - the first indication as to where Labour's candidates for Mayor of London stand - carried out by YouGov for the Evening Standard. Unlike previous mayoral selections which have been…
For politicians, our annual conference speech is the one opportunity we get to speak directly to the British people about our values, the challenges our country faces and our plans to overcome them. It’s an honour to be beamed directly into…
London faces the most important three years for a generation. Over consecutive elections Londoners will elect their Council, MEPs, MP, the Prime Minister, London Assembly Members and the Mayor of London. It’s a once in a lifetime…
Could Andrew Adonis be Labour's next candidate for London Mayor? On Thursday, the Labour peer and former cabinet minister gave a speech setting out his proposals for the capital at Vauxhall CLP, a move which prompted much speculation about…
