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...
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 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...
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...
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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Why is Jacqui Smith so determined to assert her authority over our Mayor in the appointment of the next Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police? The Home Secretary has turned down Boris Johnson's suggestion...
Our party leaders are racing to jump on board the Obama bandwagon. David Cameron taunted Gordon Brown in the Commons by asking whether he still believed it was "no time for a novice" - a reference...
Lots of people like to bash the Daily Mail for being a scurrilous right-wing rag, but all credit to them for uncovering the way councils are using legislation nominally aimed at terrorists to spy on...
Mr J, our correspondent from the US of A, explains what's what in the race for the White House: It seems as if everyone in the world is watching the American Presidential election. It's become the...
You may think our beloved Mayor is the most powerful politician in London, but he has a rival - a chap by the name of Tony McNulty. Mr McNulty (Lab Harrow East), a welfare minister, doubles up as "The...
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...
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 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....
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,...
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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