Mayor's press releases

Mayor to form International Council of Business Advisors chaired by Sir Martin Sorrell for run up to 2012
25 January 2008

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone today announced the formation of an International Council of Business Advisers which will report back to him in the run up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic...

Mayor secures over £250,000 for affordable homes in central London
25 January 2008

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone today welcomed a deal that secures £268,000 for affordable housing in the City of Westminster, following negotiations with the developer of the property at the...

Evening Standard publishes false claims about respected events company and the GLA
25 January 2008

The Mayor of London today condemned the publication by the Evening Standard of an article by Keith Dovkants, which contained untrue allegations about the Greater London Authority and the well-...

Mayor's Budget continues investment in frontline services
23 January 2008

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today restated his plans for a below inflation increase in the Greater London Authority’s budget proposals for 2008/09. In his draft-consolidated budget presented...

Survey shows Londoners feel safer and housing is top priority for improvement
22 January 2008

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, has today published the latest Annual London Survey. The Ipsos MORI survey, commissioned by the Greater London Authority, has found that 86 per cent of...

Mayor and British Gas announce UK's cheapest DIY home insulation offer
22 January 2008

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and British Gas have  joined forces to offer Londoners the cheapest DIY home insulation offer on the market. The updated offer is the latest proposal...

Statement on Rosemary Emodi
22 January 2008

A spokesperson for the GLA said:

Mayor sets out budget to continue London's 'green' revolution
22 January 2008

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today unveiled details of the budget he is proposing to invest next year in improving the capital’s environment and maintaining London’s contribution to...

Mayor calls for Channel 4 to drop Dispatches programme and instead adopt balanced approach to London election
21 January 2008

Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, has today written to Andy Duncan, the Chief Executive of Channel 4 television, pointing out the Dispatches programme scheduled to be shown this evening is a clear...

Dispatches - shoddy research and unbalanced reporting
21 January 2008

A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said:

`Tonight’s Dispatches programme presented by Martin Bright was grossly biased in its reporting and extraordinarily shoddy in its research....

London is moving East!
21 January 2008

London’s newest cultural festival, East, with over 400 events covering fashion, film, food, art, history and performance, will run for six days from Thursday 6 – Tuesday 11 March 2008, encouraging...

Commercial interests of Mr Atma Singh
21 January 2008

It has been revealed that Atma Singh, principal source for Martin Bright’s ‘Dispatches’ programme, created a commercial company offering consultancy services for profit in March 2005 while still...

Issues raised with regard to Greater London Authority staff
20 January 2008

Reports have appeared in certain newspapers stating that the Greater London Authority has not answered questions regarding the political views of members of staff. This misunderstands the legal...

The Greater London Authority and Mr Atma Singh
20 January 2008

Mr Atma Singh was removed from his job in the Greater London Authority for failure to meet a request for assistance from the Mayor’s Office from the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Squad, for...

Statement from the Greater London Authority, following allegations in the Sunday Times.
20 January 2008

Statement from the Greater London Authority

A spokesperson for the Greater London Authority said:

'Today's Sunday Times publishes a series of bizarre allegations by Atma Singh, a...

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