London mayor Boris Johnson told black cab driver to “f*** off and die” June 17, 2015 London mayor Boris Johnson has been filmed telling a London black cab driver to "f*** off and die" before adding "and not in that order". The Tory MP was cycling home when he became involved with the cabbie who appears to gesticulate at him and say "you're one of them mate" in footage obtained by [...]
London mayor election: Who has declared in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? June 17, 2015 The London mayor election will take place next year and, with incumbent Boris Johnson standing down to focus on his role in Parliament, the field is filling with candidates who have already declared their intentions to run. Five Conservative candidates are looking to succeed Johnson, while six Labour candidates, two Greens, one Independent and a [...]
Ivan Massow’s mayoral bid evokes Thatcher spirit: Entrepreneur explains why he’s the Tories’ best bet to replace Boris June 16, 2015 Ivan Massow is used to facing challenges. A successful entrepreneur from a dis-advantaged background involving various foster homes, he rose to prominence in politics in the 1990s when he became one of the first openly gay, high-profile Conservative Party members. “It caused me a lot of embarrassment at the time, because of course if [...]
Boris Johnson calls for scientist Tim Hunt to be reinstated, claiming it’s a scientific fact that women cry more than men June 15, 2015 Boris Johnson has called for Tim Hunt, the scientist who resigned from his senior academic positions after making provocative comments about women at a conference last week, to be given his jobs back. The London Mayor claims it is a “fact” that women cry more than men, and Hunt should therefore not be punished for [...]
Syed Kamall on Brussels, Brexit and Boris’ job – is he ready to be London’s next mayor? June 14, 2015 More than 300 Tory voters packed a lecture hall at BPP University in Waterloo last Thursday night to hear London MEP Syed Kamall speak about Britain’s relationship with the European Union. Kamall – a Conservative MEP who has represented the capital in Brussels since 2005 and led the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, the multi-country [...]
Here’s how Boris wants to stop cyclists dying on the roads June 9, 2015 Boris Johnson has pledged to cut London’s serious road casualties by 50 per cent by 2020. Despite the latest figures showing numbers of people killed or seriously injured was down to its lowest levels on record (meeting the Mayor’s previous target six years early) Johnson is keen to push the numbers down further. Read more: How [...]
Boris Johnson says ministers should be allowed to campaign to leave the EU June 9, 2015 Boris Johnson has said that ministers should be allowed to campaign freely in the upcoming EU referendum. Government ministers should have free reign to campaign on their conscience, he said, adding it would be "safer and more harmonious" for David Cameron to let them do so. As MPs debated in the House of Commons over [...]
London mayor election 2016: Who will be the next Boris Johnson? Runners, riders and potential candidates June 9, 2015 The General Election is out of the way, but that means the race is now on for City Hall in 2016 – and we can expect a slew of candidates to start the firing gun on their campaigns. Now shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has thrown in the towel in the race to become leader [...]
London mayor Boris Johnson calls on Cameron to drive through EU reform June 8, 2015 Boris Johnson has called on the Prime Minister to "roar on" in a "full-scale breakout" of EU reform, insisting that David Cameron has the momentum in Europe. The Mayor of London, who was elected as MP for Uxbridge in the General Election, said that Europe did not expect Cameron to win the election. This, he [...]
Tunneling for Crossrail has finally finished – Boris Johnson and David Cameron were there for the big break through June 4, 2015 After three years of literally earth-moving work, tunneling for London's largest ever infrastructure project has finally finished – with a ceremony for the final "break through" under Farringdon station. David Cameron and Boris Johnson were there for the break through on the railway, which will run east to west through London when it opens in [...]