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City Hall Climate Change campaign kicks off with celebrity endorsements 
Posted on  09-02-2010 10:57:05 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Vivienne Westwood, Rory Bremner and Jane Horrocks among the famous faces supporting unprecedented call for action


Some of the UK's most famous faces have given their ideas and backing to plans to tackle climate change and make the capital more ...

  
Three MPs and one Lord charged with fraud, false accounting and fake invoices - more may be charged 
Posted on  05-02-2010 01:03:33 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Three MPs and one Lord have been charged with fraud offences including false accounting and creating fake invoices.

MPs Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine and peer Lord Hanningfield are to be charged over their expenses claims, the Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer QC announced today.

BREAKING NEWS: ...


  
MPs ordered to cough up over £1million - final expenses report released - "culture of deference" 
Posted on  04-02-2010 11:52:51 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Sir Thomas Legg has ordered 390 MPs to repay over £1million.

His final report into expenses means more than half of Parliament will pay back taxpayers cash.

Legg has pointed out that a "lack of evidence" especially on mortgage interest payments meant claims could not be scrutinised, there ...


  
Boris Johnson made policing his own – What’s behind his departure from Policing Board? 
Posted on  29-01-2010 03:26:12 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

This weeks surprise announcement that Mayor Boris Johnson was stepping down from chairing the Metropolitan Police’s watchdog has raised eyebrows and set tails wagging as to the real reason he is backing away from one of the main tenants of his administration.

He told the London Assembly:

  
Go BoJo! Mayor caught doing the Hokey-Cokey - Video 
Posted on  28-01-2010 07:32:58 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Brilliant.

As the leader of 8million or so uber cool urbanites, no one is expected to represent the best of British more than the Mayor of London.

But then there is Boris Johnson.

Whether you breed newts, enjoy caravanning or fall in rivers, one thing a politician should ...


  
Walkabout councillor finally steps down - claimed expenses for six months 'on holiday' 
Posted on  14-01-2010 04:36:30 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

A walkabout Golders Green councillor has finally stepped down from office, after claiming six months in allowances, from Australia.

Christopher Harris, 35, was kicked out of the Conservative Party last October for claiming £800-a-month, attending no meetings and being on the other side of the world. The ...


  
Election fraud fears: "Scarce resources" mean only 20% postal votes checked 
Posted on  14-01-2010 02:08:23 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

The Electoral Commission has called on Ministers to quickly plug the security gaps surrounding postal fraud before this years general election.

A report shows police investigated 48 cases of alleged electoral fraud after the European and council elections last year - and the Commission fears existing laws ...


  
Enfield man to become "number one"salesman for area, if elected 
Posted on  14-01-2010 10:21:16 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  John Kaponi

Election Watch - Enfield North

By John Kaponi - Editor-in-Chief

Nick De Bois the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Enfield North is relishing the campaign to oust incumbent Labour MP Joan Ryan who is defending a majority of 1,920 votes, focusing on the future ...

  
How do you plead? Guilty - Harman admits careless driving despite "strongly refuting" charge 
Posted on  08-01-2010 12:31:42 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has pled guilty to driving carelessly whilst using her phone on 3 July last year.

A car prang in Dulwich could seen her landed with a maximum fine of £5,000 and an endorsement of up to nine points on her licence.


  
George Galloway deported from Egypt after trying to enter Gaza strip 
Posted on  08-01-2010 11:23:08 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

The MP for Bow and Bethnal Green, George Galloway has been deported from Egypt.

The Respect party member was apparently trying to enter Gaza with a humanitarian convoy.

According to the 'Viva Palestine' spokeswoman, the convoy had been arrested at the Rafah crossing point - plain ...


  
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