Airports Commission report: We’ll decide on Heathrow third runway by the end of the year, says David Cameron July 1, 2015 The government will decide whether to accept a recommendation by the Airports Commission, led by Sir Howard Davies, to increase capacity at Heathrow airport by building a third runway "by the end of the year", the Prime Minister said today. Read more: Here's what the third runway will actually look like Although David Cameron ducked [...]
Heathrow third runway expansion: Boris Johnson says “it’s not going to happen” July 1, 2015 "It's not going to happen" Boris Johnson has said of the Airport Commission's decision to back expansion at Heathrow airport. The London mayor whose own proposals for a new airport on the Thames estuary dubbed "Boris Island" were sunk last year, called the Heathrow plans "disastrous". He accused Sir Howard Davies who led the commission [...]
EU referendum: London Mayor Boris Johnson wants public to vote for an exit June 28, 2015 London Mayor Boris Johnson has hinted he is in favour of voting “no” in the EU membership referendum. Read more: London mayor Boris Johnson calls on Cameron to drive through EU reform Ultimately, he says he wants the UK to remain in the bloc, but hopes voting to leave will shock EU leaders into [...]
Boris Johnson says Uber drivers must pass black cab style Knowledge test June 24, 2015 Fresh from his expletive-ridden verbal tussle with a cabbie, the Mayor of London has come out on the side of London's black cab drivers in their rivalry with Uber. Boris Johnson has promised Knowledge style tests and language requirements for Uber drivers who London's traditional taxi drivers believe should be better regulated. Speaking at the [...]
Boris Johnson says City will thrive even if there’s a Brexit June 22, 2015 Boris Johnson has poured cold water on fears over the potentially damaging impact of a Brexit on the City, also saying that London will continue to thrive as long as it invests in infrastructure. The incumbent London mayor shrugged off some business leaders' concerns that exiting the European Union would be harmful to Britain, saying [...]
London mayor Boris Johnson told black cab driver to “f*** off and die” June 17, 2015 London mayor Boris Johnson has been filmed telling a London black cab driver to "f*** off and die" before adding "and not in that order". The Tory MP was cycling home when he became involved with the cabbie who appears to gesticulate at him and say "you're one of them mate" in footage obtained by [...]
London mayor election: Who has declared in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? June 17, 2015 The London mayor election will take place next year and, with incumbent Boris Johnson standing down to focus on his role in Parliament, the field is filling with candidates who have already declared their intentions to run. Five Conservative candidates are looking to succeed Johnson, while six Labour candidates, two Greens, one Independent and a [...]
Ivan Massow’s mayoral bid evokes Thatcher spirit: Entrepreneur explains why he’s the Tories’ best bet to replace Boris June 16, 2015 Ivan Massow is used to facing challenges. A successful entrepreneur from a dis-advantaged background involving various foster homes, he rose to prominence in politics in the 1990s when he became one of the first openly gay, high-profile Conservative Party members. “It caused me a lot of embarrassment at the time, because of course if [...]
Boris Johnson calls for scientist Tim Hunt to be reinstated, claiming it’s a scientific fact that women cry more than men June 15, 2015 Boris Johnson has called for Tim Hunt, the scientist who resigned from his senior academic positions after making provocative comments about women at a conference last week, to be given his jobs back. The London Mayor claims it is a “fact” that women cry more than men, and Hunt should therefore not be punished for [...]
Syed Kamall on Brussels, Brexit and Boris’ job – is he ready to be London’s next mayor? June 14, 2015 More than 300 Tory voters packed a lecture hall at BPP University in Waterloo last Thursday night to hear London MEP Syed Kamall speak about Britain’s relationship with the European Union. Kamall – a Conservative MEP who has represented the capital in Brussels since 2005 and led the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, the multi-country [...]
