Boris Watch

Following the speculation of today, Simon Milton has resigned from both of his posts, and has been nominated as Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning. He will regain his salary and join the swelling ranks at City Hall.
The Press release reads thus:
“Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today nominated Sir Simon Milton as Deputy Mayor [...]

As Tim Parker ‘considers’ the position of Simon Milton, rumours are suggesting that the councillor and adviser will be forced to step down from one of his roles. Dave Hill even proposes the possibility that he may be made into another deputy, which would surely be Boris tempting fate.
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It’s been revealed that during investigations for the soon to be released audit report, Patience Wheatcroft contacted Ken Livingstone offering a formal meeting with the panel.
“Dear Mr Livingstone, You will be aware that the current Mayor asked me to chair a Forensic Audit Panel looking into the operations of the GLA and the LDA. During [...]

Via the FT, our tips for the future:
“Three Johnson supporters gave more than £1,000 of wine from their own cellars for other events. In his return to electoral authorities, Mr Johnson names almost 250 donors who gave between £100 and £25,000. Corporate donations in-cluded: £25,000 from Addison Lee, the taxi and courier group; £5,000 from [...]