Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/london-mayor.html en-en Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:33:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/london-mayor.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080722/tpl-britain-politics-travel-holiday-offb-5b839a9.html /afp/20080722/r_t_afp_pl_britain/tpl-britain-politics-travel-holiday-offb-5b839a9_1 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:33:00 +0000 London Mayor Boris Johnson waded into the debate about where politicians should go on holiday Tuesday, lashing Prime Minister Gordon Brown for staying at home by the boring English seaside. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080718/tpl-britain-politics-london-livingstone-5b839a9.html /afp/20080718/r_t_afp_pl_britain/tpl-britain-politics-london-livingstone-5b839a9_1 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:53:00 +0000 London's former mayor Ken Livingstone, ousted earlier this year by Boris Johnson, wants to stand again for the post in 2012, he said in comments published Friday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080715/tpl-the-literary-greats-continue-22f1e11.html /skynews/20080715/r_t_skynewsblog_pl/tpl-the-literary-greats-continue-22f1e11_3 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:31:03 +0000 Boris Johnson, as I type, is appearing before the Home Affairs Select Committee on the issue of knife crime. While talking about the need to "deglamourise knife crime" the London Mayor was interrupted by Labour MP Martin Salter who questioned Boris' example of William Shakespeare's Mercutio to highlight the issue. For those who get their Darcys mixed up with their Heathcliffs , Boris explains the significance of the character stabbed in Romeo and Juliet, and what we can still learn from the text today...   With the knife crime debate continuing Boris has picked up on an important issue - is knife crime on the up? Or has the problem always been there? And can we still learn from the literary greats? You can read Miranda's live blog of Boris' appearance before the committee here .   SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080715/tuk-boris-gives-evidence-on-policing-45dbed5.html /skynews/20080715/r_t_skynews_uk/tuk-boris-gives-evidence-on-policing-45dbed5_2 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:24:00 +0000 London Mayor Boris Johnson has told MPs that more work needs to be done in order to "deglamourise knife crime". SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080710/tpl-lily-bigs-up-boris-credentials-22f1e11.html /skynews/20080710/r_t_skynewsblog_pl/tpl-lily-bigs-up-boris-credentials-22f1e11_1 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:02:07 +0000 The Evening Standard has a great spot today. Singer and tabloid 'darling' of the moment Lily Allen has written on her Myspace page that she wants to organise an anti-knife crime concert - with the help of Boris Johnson. She writes: "Please can everyone stop stabbing each other in the UK. "We need to have a knife amnesty, we should put on a big concert to raise awareness and stop the violence. Boris, if you're listening, call me man!" Over at the London Mayor's office it seems Boris is "encouraged" to hear the singer is speaking out against violence... but doesn't go as far as saying: 'That's a fabulous idea Lilleth, let's do it!' It's a commendable suggestion by Lily, but do these kinds of concerts actually make any difference anymore? I'm just about old enough to remember Live Aid and the impact it had back in the 80s... but what about Live 8? SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080708/tuk-london-c-charge-hike-scrapped-dba1618.html /itn/20080708/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-london-c-charge-hike-scrapped-dba1618_2 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:35:33 +0000 Boris Johnson has scrapped a proposed £25 charge on larger vehicles entering central London. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080708/tuk-life-britain-congestion-dc-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080708/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-life-britain-congestion-dc-fa6b408_1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:55:33 +0000 London Mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped plans to make owners of gas-guzzling cars pay triple the British capital's central traffic congestion charge. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/politics/20080708/tpl-boris-scraps-25-congestion-charge-81c5b50.html /politics/20080708/r_t_politics_pl/tpl-boris-scraps-25-congestion-charge-81c5b50_1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:47:18 +0000 London mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped his predecessor's plans to charge more polluting cars £25 in congestion fees. Politics.co.uk http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080708/tuk-uk-britain-congestion-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080708/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-uk-britain-congestion-fa6b408_1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:21:00 +0000 Mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped plans to increase the central London congestion charge to 25 pounds a day for owners of gas-guzzling cars. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080707/tuk-july-7-victims-remembered-dba1618.html /itn/20080707/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-july-7-victims-remembered-dba1618_2 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:43:28 +0000 Commuters, survivors and families of the victims have marked the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. ITN