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Assembly launches investigation into Boris’s appointments

July 9th, 2008 5 Comments

Boris’s controversy-ridden administration was today dealt another blow as the London Assembly voted unanimously to investigate his appointments of staff and consultants at City Hall.
The investigation will be carried out by the Business Management and Administration Committee, and they will be focusing on four questions:

How did Mayor Boris Johnson pick his senior City Hall policy [...]

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Breaking news: sexual misconduct claims made against Ray Lewis

July 3rd, 2008 No Comments

Boris’s Deputy Mayor for Young People, Ray Lewis is to be investigated after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him, reports the Guardian. Lewis denies any misconduct and Boris is defending his decision to appoint him.
Update: had to happen eventually on a multi-author, one-subject site I suppose: Tom’s interesting post appeared just five seconds [...]

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