Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the launch of a new seven-year, £680m European Social Fund (ESF) programme to support projects to help Londoners find employment, provide new skills for disadvantaged young people and to help tackle exclusion and reduce crime and violence. The … [Read more...]
Mayor Appoints New Chief of Staff
May 22, 2008 By
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has named businessman Tim Parker as his new Chief of Staff and ‘Chief Executive’ of the GLA Group, City Hall announced earlier today. Mr Parker is a successful businessman credited with turning around the fortunes of companies as diverse as the AA, … [Read more...]
Assembly Quizzes Boris
May 21, 2008 By
Boris Johnson faced his first grilling at the hands of the Assembly this morning when it held the first Mayor’s Question Time of the new session. Johnson was able to rely on some supportive questions from his Conservative colleagues on the Assembly which allowed him to restate … [Read more...]
Hoey Confirmed As Commissioner for Sport
May 17, 2008 By
Labour MP Kate Hoey has agreed to take an unpaid position in Mayor of London Boris Johnson's administration as Commissioner for Sport. A former Minister for Sport, Ms Hoey's role will be focussed on increasing grass roots sport participation. City Hall says she will work closely … [Read more...]
Norris Joins TfL and LDA Boards
May 14, 2008 By
Former Minister for Transport in London and two time Tory Mayoral candidate Steve Norris is to join the boards of London Development Agency and Transport for London with the specific remit of co-ordinating work between the two bodies. Mr Norris has been appointed by Mayor of London … [Read more...]
London Councils Support Adult Learners’ Week 2008
May 13, 2008 By
London's boroughs are set to participate in Adult Learners' Week 2008 which takes place between 17th to 23rd May. Over the past two years Adult Learners’ Week in London has been supplemented with an additional project funded by the London Development Agency, concentrating on raising … [Read more...]
Labour Accuse Mayor of ‘Tory Witch-Hunt’
May 9, 2008 By
The Labour group on the London Assembly have accused Mayor Boris Johnson of organising "a Tory witch-hunt to attack the previous administration". The accusation comes in a letter from Labour's John Biggs in which Mr Biggs says he and his colleagues "welcome any appropriate scrutiny … [Read more...]
Mayor Asks LDA Bosses To Quit and Announces Audit
May 8, 2008 By
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has asked London Development Agency Chair Mary Reilly and Chief Executive Manny Lewis to step down from their roles and has nominated Harvey McGrath as Interim Chair and recommended Peter Rogers as Interim Chief Executive. Speaking earlier today Mayor … [Read more...]
