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NEWS ABOUT: Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson stories: 19 news summaries
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLDS ATTACK

 London Mayor Rescues 
 Woman From Tweens 

Big Boris rides by at the right time

Nov 4, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - London Mayor Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a woman beset by a group of “feral” 12-year-old girls. “One of them had an iron bar in her hand,” the woman recalls to the Guardian . “It was as big as her.” Just then, the... More »

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London • cycling • gangs • England • bicycle • Boris Johnson • tween • street crime

 Commuters Down 
 the Tube as Strike 
 Hits London 

Underground out of service, but strikers have little support

Jun 10, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - London commuters faced a trial to get to work today as a subway strike pushed millions onto buses, bikes, and boats. The 48-hour strike began last night after talks broke down with one of the Tube's unions over disciplinary measures against two train drivers. Some lines are running irregularly, however,... More »

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London • United Kingdom • union • strike • Tube • transit strike • Boris Johnson • London Transport • London Underground

(Newser) - After failing to reach an agreement with management, London Underground workers will go on a two-day strike starting tomorrow evening, Reuters reports. The dispute over worker safety could affect millions of commuters and tourists. London transportation authorities say they will add extra buses and ferries to accommodate the disruption. More »

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London • subway • England • strike • transportation • London Tube • labor unions • Boris Johnson • London Underground • job safety

London City Hall Will Fly US Flag Tomorrow

Mayor tips hat to Obama inauguration with Old Glory

Jan 19, 09 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Tomorrow morning, while Washington sleeps, the mayor of London will celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama by hoisting the American flag at city hall. Boris Johnson, a Conservative born in New York who publicly supported Obama during the campaign, will raise the flag himself, reports the Guardian. A rep... More »

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Barack Obama • London • United Kingdom • inauguration • Boris Johnson • President Obama • American flag

OPINION



 Sorry, Pops, 
 Lily Allen Ain't 
 My Mouthpiece 

Mockney posturing does not make her an expert on gang violence

Dec 21, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - British pop singer Lily Allen can carry a cute tune, but "spokesperson for her generation"? Puh-leeze, Emily Hill writes in Spiked. Allen's first album, Alright, Still, "soundtracked a summer," inspiring middle-aged music hacks to praise her and London Mayor Boris Johnson to ask for her insight... More »

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British • youth • gang violence • musician • Boris Johnson • Lily Allen • cockny

opinion

 Gleeful Brown 
 Is Acting Like a 
 Drunk Dowager 

Brits' PM 'swanks' and 'preens,' but the economy is his fault

Nov 25, 08 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Gordon Brown, "known as a gloomy old nail-biting misery-guts," has turned into the life of the party ever since the economic downturn hit Britain, writes Boris Johnson in the Telegraph. Deeming that the swooning market and plummeting home prices demand action, he's gleefully launched measures that will incur... More »

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London • government spending • Gordon Brown • government • consumerism • Britain • economic stimulus package • Boris Johnson • financial crisis

OPINION

Chill Out: It's a Recession, Not the Apocalypse

London's mayor has some advice for the queen: Buy a dress

Oct 28, 08 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re fretting, panicking, or just plain moping about the economy, Boris Johnson has some advice: Wake up and go shopping. “This isn’t some disaster movie about a virus from Mars. It’s a recession,” the mayor of London writes in the Daily Telegraph. “... More »

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London • Queen Elizabeth • consumer confidence • recession • consumer spending • Boris Johnson • financial crisis

OPINION

 London's Mayor Plugs Obama 

Dem can restore US as beacon of hope, Boris Johnson writes

Oct 21, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - After President Bush managed an “astonishing double whammy,” damaging both democracy, via Iraq, and capitalism, on Wall Street—“the two great pillars of the American idea”—London mayor Boris Johnson sees Barack Obama as the candidate who can rejuvenate “the greatest country on earth,”... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • Britain • McCain 2008 • Boris Johnson • Election 2008

OPINION

After Beijing Pageantry, London 2012 Tries ... a Bus

Brits less than thrilling
in Olympic preview

Aug 25, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Beijing Olympics' closing ceremony was predictably stupendous, with thousands of acrobats and "more orthodontically screened children," writes Guardian columnist Marina Hyde. It certainly ran over the 8-minute tableau promoting the 2012 Games in London. While China spent years preparing its "deliciously understated 16-day world domination infomercial,... More »

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London • 2012 London Olympics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • David Beckham • buses • Boris Johnson

OPINION

Bike Helmets? Up to You, Says London Mayor

Sometimes it's just too nice out to be safe, writes Boris Johnson

Jun 17, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bicycle-loving mayor of London has a clear message for riders in the capital: wear a helmet, or else don't wear one. Writing in the Telegraph, Boris Johnson admits that despite the obvious arguments about safety, it's not always easy to put on an "undignified plastic hat" in fair... More »

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helmets • safety • bicycling • bicycle • Boris Johnson

 Boozing Brits Go 
 Down the Tube  

Cops collar 17 as thousands celebrate subway alcohol ban

Jun 1, 08 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of drunken revelers filled London's subway last night to christen a new law, against drinking on the subway. One partier called it "boisterous but friendly," although police nabbed at least 17 and shut down two stations, the London Times reports. More »

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London • alcohol • crime • London Tube • Boris Johnson

 London Mayor Bans
 Subway Boozing 

End of the line for lushes

May 29, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the first acts of the newly elected mayor of London was to ban drinking alcohol on London's Tube subway system and buses, USA Today reports. The ban, which was a campaign pledge by Boris Johnson, will take effect Sunday. Public drinking has been commonplace in Britain for decades. More »

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alcohol • subway • ban • London Tube • Boris Johnson • London Transport • public drinking • London Underground

Bloomberg to Greet New Mayor in London

Boris Johnson's Tories see visit as confirming party momentum

May 5, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will visit London on Friday to meet with new mayor Boris Johnson, the Guardian reports, giving UK conservatives another boost in momentum. Bloomberg will dispense advice on the early days of a mayoralty, and help the gaffe-prone Johnson dodge “pitfalls,” an aide said.... More »

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London • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Tories • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson

'Buffoon' Boris Takes London's Mayor Race 

Johnson's huge win deals devastating blow to Brown's Labour party

May 3, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Self-described "buffoon" Boris Johnson won a hard-fought race last night to become mayor of London, the Guardian reports, dealing British PM Gordon Brown's party a stunning loss in his first election test. Johnson unseated Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone 53% to 47% after a 15-hour count that ended with a... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

 Brown, Labor Savaged
 in UK Elections 

Labor posts worst election results in 40 years

May 2, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Labor has suffered its worst showing in 40 years in local elections across England and Wales. Just one year after Gordon Brown became prime minister, his party pulled only 24% of the projected national vote, 20 points behind the Tories and behind even the third-party Liberal Democrats. As for the... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • British elections • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Tories • Conservative Party • Liberal Democrats • Boris Johnson

Labour Will Lose London, Final Poll Says

Boris Johnson on course for 10-point victory in mayor's race

Apr 29, 08 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 48 hours to go before the election, a final poll gives Boris Johnson a 10-point edge in the race for mayor of London. The shambolic Tory is poised to romp to victory over incumbent Ken Livingstone Thursday, according to the pollster YouGov. The finding is completely at odds with... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • poll • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson

Blair Weighs In on London's Neck-and-Neck
Mayoral Race

Ex-PM comes to aid of sworn foe Livingstone

Apr 24, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With one week to go, the two main candidates in the race for mayor of London—maverick Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone and clownish Tory Boris Johnson—remain neck-and-neck. As the Labour Party realizes that it could lose the most important elected office in Britain, the Guardian reveals that Livingstone is... More »

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Tony Blair • London • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Alistair Campbell • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

 'Buffoon'
 Leads Incumbent
 in Race for
 London Mayor 

Boris Johnson holds slight lead for most important elected office in UK

Apr 3, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The two leading candidates for mayor of London, Britain's most important elected office, are locked in a neck-and-neck race, according to a new Guardian poll. Ken Livingstone, the fiery Labour incumbent and sworn enemy of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is now running just behind the Conservative challenger: MP Boris... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

Corruption Claims Tarnish London Mayor

Top aide accused of funneling millions in city money to friends

Feb 8, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - London's left-wing mayor Ken Livingstone faced a harsh 3-hour grilling last night over a deepening scandal that has seen the city's equality adviser accused of nepotism and corruption. Hundreds of e-mails and memos released yesterday cast new light on at least $6.6 million in contracts allegedly awarded to friends... More »

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London • corruption • Ken Livingstone • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

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