Can the planned cuts to the Metropolitan Police now still go ahead?

Calls to bring in water cannon, rubber bullets and the army are thankfully being resisted by the government this morning. The riots need to be dealt with forcefully but they need to be dealt with by the police. The army would only risk making matters worse.

Why Boris Johnson should stay on his sun lounger

Boris's new airport plans dubbed "ridiculous" by Kent Tories

A new plan backed by Boris Johnson to build an airport on the Isle of Grain has been dubbed as “pie in the sky” and “ridiculous” by leading Tories in the area.

"I'm not a conspiracy theorist..." - but Green candidate posts a conspiracy theory anyway

The Greens’ Jenny Jones was surprisingly open – and appears to have tweeted the first thing that came into her head upon hearing the news.

What has Boris Johnson's campaign manager been doing in City Hall?

Some confusion at City Hall after Boris Johnson’s campaign manager Lynton Crosby was found to have been been given unfettered access into the building.

Phone hacking: Mayor Boris gets confused

This week, it was revealed the paper’s targets included murder victims, the relatives of those killed on 7/7, and the families of dead soldiers.

Olympic lanes will risk lives claims Ken Livingstone

Ken Livingstone has called on Boris Johnson to reverse his plans to remove dozens of pedestrian crossings during the Olympics, claiming that it will risk lives. TfL are consulting on plans to close over 50 pedestrian crossings as part of the Olympic Route Network.

Boris Johnson's staged rows with government exposed

Boris Johnson’s many public rows with David Cameron are agreed by both parties in advance and are part of a strategy to paint the Mayor as independent, a government insider has claimed.

Mike Tuffrey attacks Lembit Öpik’s "infeasible" 24hr tube plan

Passport to London: If the Scots, Welsh, and Northern Irish can do it, why can’t the Metropolis run its own affairs?