Gary Gibbon
Making sense of Boris
Boris Johnson stands ready to parachute into a safe seat soon after the 2015 election if David Cameron fails to stay in power and is then ready to run for the Tory leadership in opposition.
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Gun law: tube strike on as Johnson and Crow clash
They have not spoken for years. Yet tonight London Mayor Boris Johnson accused RMT boss Bob Crow of “holding a gun” to the capital’s head as both sides failed to avert a London Underground strike.
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Johnson: Tories got it ‘completely wrong’ on Mandela
Boris Johnson tells Michael Crick the Tories got it “completely wrong” on Mandela in the 1980s, when Margaret Thatcher called the ANC a terrorist group.
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Notes from the underground: following Boris in Beijing
Much has changed since Boris last visited Beijing following the 2008 Olympics. He is one of the few British politicians taking advantage of Chinese social media and his popularity is increasing.
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FactCheck: Osborne and Boris in China
The government has played down warnings that the Chinese telecoms giant could pose a threat to Britain’s cyber-security.
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Gary Gibbon
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Boris: Lynton Crosby ‘best manager ever’
Strategist Lynton Crosby is credited with securing a second term in office for London’s mayor. Boris Johnson explains why the Tories are now using him to return David Cameron to Number 10.
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No to ‘Boris airport’ – expand Heathrow instead, say MPs
The government should reject the “Boris Island” Thames Estuary airport plan and expand Heathrow instead, according to a new report from MPs.
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Gary Gibbon
Johnson Minor and the Conservative manifesto
If anyone knows the workings of Boris Johnson’s mind, it’s Jo Johnson, new head of No.10’s policy unit. But Johnson Minor’s instincts on Europe are not quite the same as his brother’s.
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FactCheck: The nasty surprise in Boris’s police plan
Is London really “actively recruiting 4,500 more police” at the height of austerity, as Boris Johnson claimed today? FactCheck investigates.
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Michael Crick
Did Boris lure Tory activists to call Eastleigh voters?
Conservative campaign efforts intensify in Eastleigh – even the Boris big guns are being deployed.
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Boris bluster can’t hide reality of police cuts
Boris Johnson has promised to “keep police numbers high” in the capital. But FactCheck discovers that officer strength is really at a five-year low.
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Google: ‘Boris should get his facts right on tax’
Google comes out fighting after being accused of legal – but immoral – tax avoidance, as UK boss Matt Brittin tells Channel 4 News politicians like Boris Johnson need to get their facts right.
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FactCheck: Boris on crime, poverty and chocolate Hobnobs
We note that Boris only referred to private companies in his speech, not local authorities. That may be because all the London councils that have achieved accreditation or have applied for it are run by Labour.
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Will Boris hog Cameron’s conference limelight?
Boris Johnson pledges his allegiance to David Cameron in a speech at the Tory Party conference – but his reception last night shows the London mayor is set to hog the limelight.
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Boris backs Dave the ‘broom’ cleaning up Labour mess
Few politicians are confident enough to compare their cabinet colleagues to cleaning utensils – but Boris Johnson is one of them. The London mayor delivers a heartfelt speech to Tories in Birmingham.
