Concerns over Thameslink upgrade delays
Fears delays in awarding the contract to build the trains for the Government's Thameslink upgrade may have put the project in jeopardy.
Boris 'backing Cameron all the way'
Boris Johnson said he was backing David Cameron "all the way"
Key findings in London financial report
The Mayor of London has welcomed a new report calling for more financial autonomy for London.
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Operation Alice pair bailed
A man and a woman who were arrested in connection with the Met Police's Operation Alice, have both been bailed.
Operation Alice is the investigation into who passed information to newspapers on the "Plebgate" incident, involving politician Andrew Mitchell.
Mr Mitchell, the former Chief Whip to the Conservative Party denies ever using the word 'pleb' in an exchange in September last year.
A diplomatic protection group policeman and a 49-year-old woman were arrested at separate addresses yesterday. Both have been bailed pending further enquiries.
Police officer arrested over 'plebgate'
A police officer has been arrested in connection with the Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell "Plebgate" affair.
The 48-year-old police constable was held on suspicion of misconduct in a public office this morning as part of the investigation into whether officers lied about a dispute which led to the Tory MP being forced to quit the Cabinet.
A 49-year-old woman - who is not a police officer - was arrested at a separate address on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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Cost of Qatada deportation attempts reaches £1.7 million
The legal costs to the public purse of attempting to remove radical cleric Abu Qatada since 2005 total £1,716,306, the Home Secretary has said in a letter to MPs.
The Government has been trying to deport Qatada to Jordan, where he was convicted of terror charges in his absence in 1999, for around eight years.
Committee chairman Keith Vaz MP said: "I am shocked that Abu Qatada's legal costs alone could have employed 90 new constables for a year."
Boris: Clegg is "Cameron's cup bearer"
Here is the video clip of Mayor Boris Johnson calling Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg a "cup bearer".
Boris Johnson responds to Clegg criticism
Mayor Boris Johnson has described Nick Clegg as "David Cameron's cup holder."
The comments follow criticism from the Deputy Prime Minister, who yesterday called Boris Johnson "a slacker."
Its after an announcement that London's Mayor will host a monthly phone in on LBC 97.3.
Mr Clegg co-hosts a weekly slot on the same station.
– Mayor Boris Johnson"Some of us have real jobs to do. He's David Cameron's cup bearer and coat holder".
Clegg labels Boris a 'slacker' over radio show
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says Boris Johnson is a "slacker" for only agreeing to face questions on the radio once a month.
Mr Clegg hosts a weekly 30-minute phone-in on LBC 97.3, the station where the London mayor will make a monthly appearance.
The colourful Tory will appear on Ask Boris, a 45-minute session co-hosted by the station's Nick Ferrari, who also shares the airwaves with the Deputy PM on Call Clegg.
Appearing on the show today the Liberal Democrat leader said: "I'm going to call him Slacker Johnson from now on. He's only on once a month.
"Every week, I want to see Slacker Johnson every week."
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Minimum wage holiday for small businesses
Tony Arbour, London Assembly Member and GLA Conservatives spokesman on economic development is today calling for a minimum wage holiday for London’s small and micro-businesses involving an exemption of up to six months.
The national minimum wage will be increased by 1.8% in October 2013.
This is 50 per cent higher than average wage growth and the decision has been criticised by many business groups.
Tony Arbour said,
“A time of high unemployment is not the right time to be pricing out those at the margins of the labour market.
I think it is important to now consider the idea of a minimum wage holiday for micro businesses and start up companies who employ fewer than 10 members of staff. This will encourage these small enterprises to take on new workers.”
Assembly questions over HS2
The London Assembly Environment Committee will today question experts over the proposed HS2 rail link. The plans involve digging a tunnel under Ealing and building on green belt land.
Protesters gather outside London police station
Protesters are gathering outside Charing Cross police station waiting for some of their peers who have been arrested. A total of 38 people have been during the G8 protests in London today.
Thirty-two London protest arrests for various offences
Thirty-two people have been arrested for various offences during the G8 protests in London, including violent disorder, possession of pointed/bladed articles and a variety of public order offences, the Met Police said.
There were nearly 1,200 officers on duty during the demonstrations in the capital today, the force added.
Video: G8 protester appears to try to jump off building in London
