Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British Conservative politician and journalist. Mayor of London since 2008, he previously ... More »
Boris Johnson: Government Must Give London its Tax Back
"Our problem in London is we are engaged in endless hand to mouth negotiations with central government about penny packets of finance - that's a chronic problem," said Boris Johnson, London's Conservative mayor, at the report's launch in City Hall. "It means now, for instance, we have no ... Read more »
MPs call for Heathrow airport expansion
Parliament's Transport Committee rejected a plan championed by London Mayor Boris Johnson to build a new airport in the River Thames estuary to the east of the capital, citing the cost of new transport links and the impact on wildlife. It also dismissed suggestions that rising demand ... Read more »
David Cameron may vote for amendment to his own Queen's speech
The development came as Cameron faced further pressure on Europe on Friday after Boris Johnson said that withdrawal from Europe would not be "cataclysmic" for British jobs, as Europhiles claim. Johnson was speaking after Tory grandees like Lord Lawson and Michael Portillo ... Read more »
BBC News Man jailed for abuse of 'enslaved' woman in London
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been accused of cutting more than 1,300 police officers over the last year. London Assembly members from the Labour party said since his re-election he had cut officers, despite promising the force an extra 1,000. Mr Johnson denied this and said ... Read more »
SIMON HEFFER: A serious contender? The grey man who could be David Cameron's nemesis
If it does — and with George Osborne damaged by his troubled stewardship of the economy and Boris Johnson out of the Commons — Mr Hammond, a married father of three, is well placed as a Tory traditionalist candidate. So if he suddenly orders another clutch of F-35s, take it as a sign ... Read more »
British PM Cameron moves to quell party revolt over Europe
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, a member of Cameron's Conservatives and a potential leadership rival, said he supported the vote. "I personally back legislation now to make sure that referendum goes ahead," he said, writing in the right-of-center Daily Telegraph newspaper. "It will ... Read more »
Firms more upbeat on economy, credit scheme helping
Confederation of British Industries (CBI) Director General John Cridland listens to London Mayor Boris Johnson speaking at the CBI annual conference in London November 19, 2012. LONDON | Mon May 13, 2013 12:19am BST LONDON (Reuters) - British companies have grown more optimistic about ... Read more »
BEN GRIFFITHS on SATURDAY: Britain must take aviation seriously
There should be no surprise that London Mayor Boris Johnson’s idea of a new floating airport in the Thames Estuary was dismissed out of hand. MPs said it would not be commercially viable without huge taxpayer subsidies, leaving it too expensive, impractical and potentially harmful to ... Read more »
Cameron faces leadership questions over Europe
Potential rivals include London Mayor Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Michael Gove. The three eurosceptic Conservative Party leaders who followed Major failed to get into power and Cameron, in his first conference speech as party leader, warned that Conservatives had become too ... Read more »
Nadine Dorries allowed back into the Tory party five months after swapping the Commons for the I'm A...
She has also called several times for Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister. 'He is a good man and a hero of mine, and he can reach people other politicians can’t,' she said last year. 'I do believe this will happen, and that he will be Prime Minister. If he doesn’t it might be the day ... Read more »
Picture desk live: the best news pictures of the day
Olympic gold medalist Nick Skelton and Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, at the launch of the Longines Global Champions Tour, an international show jumping event that will take place adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. The event aims to secure the equestrian ... Read more »
Breakfast radio host battle: Chris Evans versus Christian O'Connell at the Sony Awards 2013
The BBC Radio 5 Live presenter faces competition from station colleagues Nicky Campbell and Victoria Derbyshire as well as the World Service's Stephen Sackur and Radio 4's Eddie Mair - who memorably gave Boris Johnson a hard time in a TV interview last month. Baker's show is also up for ... Read more »
Nigel Lawson calls for UK to leave the EU reaction: Politics live blog
Lynton Crosby — who helped Boris Johnson to victory in multicultural, socially liberal London — has been convinced that a more sophisticated approach is needed than that advocated by some right-wingers. “In Eastleigh, we tested to destruction the idea that we can win by trying to outbid ... Read more »
Loyalty scheme that gives you points for being virtuous
A pilot scheme in Leeds has been agreed and Souvaliotis and his team are expected to meet London Mayor Boris Johnson to discuss the idea. Souvaliotis and Nectar declined to comment, but Nectar – whose partners include BP, Sainsbury’s and Homebase – has already embarked on some ... Read more »
David Cameron's working-class adviser 'pushed from No 10 by old Etonians'
Cameron has been accused of running an old boys' network at No 10 after he recently promoted several Old Etonians including Jo Johnson, the brother of the London mayor Boris Johnson, and Jesse Norman. The prime minister was also educated at Eton, as was Ed Llewellyn, his chief of staff... Read more »
Mary Portas show lobbied government officials
On May 28 London mayor Boris Johnson announced a £300,000 fund for three more pilots. Forty-eight hours later, Optomen wrote to Morris to ask: "Do you know when Boris is planning to announce his towns and whether there will be another call for submissions? Will this be going ... Read more »
David Beckham, on and off the pitch
Photo: Lintao Zhang, Getty Images British football player David Beckham shows his tattoo to fans... David Beckham and Mayor of London Boris Johnson celebrate as Mohamed Farah of Great Britain wins gold in the Men's 5000m Final on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium ... Read more »
David Davis on a “mandate referendum”
After all, if it were, Boris Johnson would have a problem with it too, and he clearly gets by it. But it does open up a weakness. It does allow other people to accuse us of being out of touch. And that’s serious. That is very serious. I mean, you know, we’re not a nation of inverted ... Read more »
Beyond the Rob Ford embarrassment is a broken Toronto
... tell us whether Toronto has the will to solve its crisis and become the global city that it once seemed destined to be – and whether its future mayors will look less like Rob Ford and more like New York’s Mike Bloomberg, Chicago’s Rahm Emmanuel, London’s Boris Johnson, and Calgary’s Naheed Nenshi... Read more »
