Boris News From Around the World

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Mayor of London Boris Johnson threatened to tell the media he had no confidence in Metropolitan Police Commissioner ... (The Herald) Sketch: Welcome to the surreal economy. Note over here the RBS and HBOS logos draped over a cactus. Across here is Fred Goodwin, a fish and a bicycle. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:53:32 GMT

TfL had £40m investment in failed Icelandic bank, says Boris Johnson (Guardian Unlimited) Boris Johnson vows to recoup lost transport cash and urges government not to cut spending in capital after bank bail-out Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:36:19 GMT

Boris Johnson revises plans for Met Police racism inquiry after attacks from its governing body (Daily Mail) London Mayor Boris Johnson has agreed to review his proposed investigation into alleged racism in Britain's largest police force after being told it was flawed before it had even begun. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:50:48 GMT

London Mayor Boris Johnson forced to back down on police racism probe (Times Online) Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has been forced to revise his inquiry into racism in the Metropolitan Police before it has even started, after a frosty reception from the force's governing body. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:36:59 GMT

London Mayor Boris Johnson orders inquiry into police racism (Times Online) Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has ordered an inquiry into alleged discrimination inside the Metropolitan Police after black officers warned ethnic minority recruits not to join the force. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:16:33 GMT

Boris Johnson is on the beat (Financial Times) Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? That is the question Boris Johnson, the classicist Mayor of London, found himself facing last week: who polices the police? The mayor gave a straight answer. He does – or should do. Mr Johnson forced Sir Ian Blair, commissioner of the Metropolitan police, to resign. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:07:50 GMT

Boris pulls plug on DLR extension (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Plans to extend London's Docklands Light Railway to the east to regenerate deprived areas of the capital have been scrapped by mayor Boris Johnson. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Boris Johnson hails London transport crime reduction (Guardian Unlimited) Mayor of London produces statistics showing robberies on buses have fallen by 38% as a result of police team trials Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:22 GMT

National News RSS Feed (Hampshire Chronicle) London Mayor Boris Johnson threatened to publicly undermine Sir Ian Blair if he refused to step down as head of the Metropolitan Police, a Government minister claimed. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:56:08 GMT

Ian Blair Boris Johnson Kit Malthouse (Guardian Unlimited) For the good of London and its police service Boris Johnson must manage the fallout from Ian Blair's resignation with great care Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:36:09 GMT