Gary Gibbon
Boris vs Theresa: why their #cpc14 speeches were really leadership hustings
Theresa May and Boris Johnson have a small cadre of parliamentary acolytes who hope their candidate will succeed David Cameron.
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Night Tube start date expected to be delayed
The start date for the new all-night Tube in London is expected to be delayed as the network gears up for another round of strikes.
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Tube strike: who is trying to act tough?
As London prepares for a 24 hour Tube strike, Boris Johnson accuses unions of “flexing their muscles” but refuses to answer if he is also trying to appear tough as a part of a Tory leadership race.
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Can Boris Johnson go all the way to Number 10?
An unexpected parliamentary majority has given David Cameron his second term as PM. But with Boris Johnson returning to the Commons, the London mayor is already being touted as his successor.
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FactCheck: Generation Rent – what they’re not telling us
Labour’s rent reforms: left-wing madness or the only answer to soaring rents? Neither, really…
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Boris Johnson: succeeding Cameron ‘vanishingly unlikely’
David Cameron believes Boris Johnson is one of three likely successors, but the London mayor says “it is not going to happen”.
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Ed Miliband and the stories behind posed political pictures
Ed Miliband is dubbed “two kitchens” after being filmed in one of the kitchens at his north London home, but he’s not the first politician to be accused of misleading the voters.
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Fourth plinth Gift Horse statue unveiled in Trafalgar Square
The latest statue to grace Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth has been unveiled. But what is the message of the huge, skeletal bronze horse wearing a ribbon that displays a stock market ticker?
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FactCheck: are police cuts putting the public at risk?
Have we really lost the equivalent of nine police forces since 2010? And can crime really be falling at the same time? FactCheck investigates
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Boris Johnson: ‘Jihadists are obsessed with porn’
Boris Johnson says he doesn’t regret calling religious extremists lured by organisations such as Islamic State are “w*****s” who are obsessed with pornography.
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New Era housing estate sold after protests
East London estate is sold by multibillion pound US investors to charitable foundation after protest campaign featuring Russell Brand
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FactCheck: is Boris’s London only for the rich?
Boris Johnson claims to have delivered record numbers of affordable homes. So why is housing still so expensive in London?
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FactCheck: who wants elected mayors?
Manchester is getting more money and power. In return, George Osborne wants an elected mayor. Cynical politics or a good day for democracy?
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Michael Crick
Boris tries to cheer up Tory conference after Ukip defections
Despite George Osborne’s speech, the talk of the Tory party conference is still dominated by defections. Boris Johnson said any Conservatives thinking of joining Ukip’s ranks would be “utterly nuts”.
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Boris Johnson angry after airport ‘island’ rejected
Boris Johnson accuses the Airports Commission of setting back the debate on the capital’s airport expansion by half a century, ahead of an announcement that plans for his new airport would be shelved.
