Would elected mayors ‘put the rockets’ on northern cities?
George Osborne has returned to that old favourite – elected mayors. A Heseltine old favourite, to be precise, developed during his period in the political wilderness.
George Osborne has returned to that old favourite – elected mayors. A Heseltine old favourite, to be precise, developed during his period in the political wilderness.
Boris Johnson says he snapped up three German water cannon before getting permission to use them on London’s streets because the price was too good to miss.
Bob Crow’s skill came in making members feel confident he knew what he was doing and could pull off a deal without landing them out of work.
A £1bn contract to supply trains to London’s Crossrail scheme is awarded to Bombardier, creating more than 1,000 UK manufacturing and construction jobs.
London Mayor Boris Johnson describes the 48-hour strike over ticket office closures as totally pointless, while RMT boss Bob Crow appeals for both sides to “put the guns away”.
They have not spoken for years. Yet tonight London Mayor Boris Johnson accused RMT boss Bob Crow of “holding a gun” to the capital’s head as both sides failed to avert a London Underground strike.
In charge of America’s biggest city, with a budget of £45bn, New York’s new mayor Bill de Blasio is less than a month into his job. So how is his fight against inequality going so far?
Is a brand-new floating airport on the Thames the one-stop solution to Britain’s aviation needs? Or is simple expansion of Gatwick or Heathrow the better option?
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin refuses to rule out Heathrow airport’s expansion after 2015, insisting David Cameron would not betray voters if a third runway is built after the next election.
Boris Johnson tells Michael Crick the Tories got it “completely wrong” on Mandela in the 1980s, when Margaret Thatcher called the ANC a terrorist group.
Much has changed since Boris last visited Beijing following the 2008 Olympics. He is one of the few British politicians taking advantage of Chinese social media and his popularity is increasing.
George Osborne was meant to be in Beijing on his own, not sharing the stage with Boris Johnson. Why the double act? Gary Gibbon investigates.
The government has played down warnings that the Chinese telecoms giant could pose a threat to Britain’s cyber-security.
Only a politician could make a missed target sound like a triumph, as FactCheck discovers.
Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband stole today’s headlines – but tomorrow the prime minister will want to the focus on the economy, says Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.