Democracy’s tide running against Brown
The local elections were a reminder that the system has checks and balances that militate against one-party rule, writes Philip Stephens
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London’s mayoral election brought to power a gaffe-prone Tory who benefited from voter fatigue with Labour and its two-term incumbent
Johnson’s mayoral mate offers tips
London’s Conservative mayor and his New York counterpart Michael Bloomberg have announced an ‘exchange programme’ to swap personnel and ideas in transport and policing
Youth leader joins Johnson ‘cabinet’
New London mayor appoints deputy mayor for young people, a former prison governor who heads an academy that aims to turn round the lives of boys headed down the “wrong path”
Johnson aims to prove he is fit for the job
London’s Conservative mayor is expected to spend the first day of his term in meetings aimed at confirming some of the appointments to crucial jobs in his administration
Probation period for London police chief
Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, faces a testing probationary period under Boris Johnson after surviving earlier resignation calls from the Tories
Labour loses London in local election rout
Boris Johnson swept to power for the Conservatives in the London mayoral race, setting the seal on a disastrous round of local elections for Gordon Brown, the prime minister, who presided over Labour’s worst performance for a generation
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