Boris Johnson has announced he stand for parliament at the 2015 election. He tells Cathy Newman he has no desire to be leader but wants to ‘bind onto the ruck to see the ball over the line’.
London Mayor Boris Johnson ends months of speculation by announcing that he wants to stand for parliament in 2015.
Boris Johnson has finally said he will stand for parliament. Here are some (of many) occasions when he has dodged the question over the years… and speculation over potential leadership ambitions.
People who commit booze-related crimes in four London boroughs will soon be forced to wear US-style ankle tags that monitor their drinking, under a new pilot scheme.
George Osborne has returned to that old favourite – elected mayors. A Heseltine old favourite, to be precise, developed during his period in the political wilderness.
Boris Johnson says he snapped up three German water cannon before getting permission to use them on London’s streets because the price was too good to miss.
Gary Gibbon
Bob Crow’s skill came in making members feel confident he knew what he was doing and could pull off a deal without landing them out of work.
A £1bn contract to supply trains to London’s Crossrail scheme is awarded to Bombardier, creating more than 1,000 UK manufacturing and construction jobs.
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.
London Mayor Boris Johnson describes the 48-hour strike over ticket office closures as totally pointless, while RMT boss Bob Crow appeals for both sides to “put the guns away”.
In charge of America’s biggest city, with a budget of £45bn, New York’s new mayor Bill de Blasio is less than a month into his job. So how is his fight against inequality going so far?
Is a brand-new floating airport on the Thames the one-stop solution to Britain’s aviation needs? Or is simple expansion of Gatwick or Heathrow the better option?
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin refuses to rule out Heathrow airport’s expansion after 2015, insisting David Cameron would not betray voters if a third runway is built after the next election.
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.
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.