Government Accuses Boris Johnson Of Failing To Tackle Housing Shortage

Government Accuses Boris Johnson Of Failing To Tackle Housing Shortage

MINISTERS have attacked Boris Johnson for failing to tackle London's housing shortage and scrapping a commitment to build affordable homes. Up to 112,000 households in the capital are believed to be without a dece...

City Leaders Urge Government To Help London Beat The Recession

City Leaders Urge Government To Help London Beat The Recession

BORIS Johnson has presented Ministers with a list of measures to help London survive the economic downturn. It follows warnings from local government leaders that the capital could lose 370,000 jobs over the nex...

London Could Lose 370,000 Jobs, Local Government Leaders Warn

London Could Lose 370,000 Jobs, Local Government Leaders Warn

LONDON is set to lose 370,000 jobs as a result of the recession, council leaders have warned. The capital will be worst hit by the economic downturn, according to the Local Government Association. It is expect...

Labour Accused Of Creating “Spoof Website” To Slur Opponents

Labour Accused Of Creating “Spoof Website” To Slur Opponents

AN MP has claimed he was the victim of a "spoof website" which said his party supported killing babies. Tom Brake (Lib Dem Carshalton and Wallington) blamed Labour activists for creating the site, as he spoke in...

Whistleblower In Baby P Case Must Be Allowed To Tell What She Knows

Whistleblower In Baby P Case Must Be Allowed To Tell What She Knows

THE social worker who warned that Haringey Council was failing to protect vulnerable children six months before the death of Baby P must be allowed to reveal what she knows, according to the local MP. Whistleblo...

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Government Accuses Boris Johnson Of Failing To Tackle Housing Shortage

MINISTERS have attacked Boris Johnson for failing to tackle London's housing shortage and scrapping a commitment to build affordable homes. Up to 112,000 households in the capital are believed to be...

City Leaders Urge Government To Help London Beat The Recession

BORIS Johnson has presented Ministers with a list of measures to help London survive the economic downturn. It follows warnings from local government leaders that the capital could lose 370,000 jobs...

London Could Lose 370,000 Jobs, Local Government Leaders Warn

LONDON is set to lose 370,000 jobs as a result of the recession, council leaders have warned. The capital will be worst hit by the economic downturn, according to the Local Government Association....

Labour Accused Of Creating “Spoof Website” To Slur Opponents

AN MP has claimed he was the victim of a "spoof website" which said his party supported killing babies. Tom Brake (Lib Dem Carshalton and Wallington) blamed Labour activists for creating the site,...

Whistleblower In Baby P Case Must Be Allowed To Tell What She Knows

THE social worker who warned that Haringey Council was failing to protect vulnerable children six months before the death of Baby P must be allowed to reveal what she knows, according to the local MP....

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