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Archive: London
Comment: London transport developments leave the regions out in the cold
While London develops its railway system, other regions in the country may be left behind in new transport.
Livingstone: Crossrail vital for London
Boris pulls plug on DLR extension
Comment: A new vista in film for a government willing to seize the opportunity
Poll: Most Londoners want to leave
Just over half of Londoners would prefer to live outside the capital, a surprising new survey from YouGov revealed today.
Comment: The government's triple-whammy on the poor
A barrage of cuts could drive lower income families out of London altogether.
Miliband and No 10 in living wage legality scrap
Downing Street has questioned moves by Labour to force contractors to pay their employees the living wage.
Boris Johnson speech in full
Read the full speech by Boris Johnson, mayor of London to conference
Boris: Aviation policy leading to economic catastrophe
Boris Johnson has again attacked the government's handling of the disputed third runway at Heathrow, claiming the UK is on track for "economic catastrophe" as a result.
The tyranny of the empty chair: Row threatens opening days of Olympics
The opening stage of the London 2012 Olympics could be defined by organisers' response to a growing row over empty seating.
Comment: The Shard is a grotesque monument for the rich
London's newest building is a symbol of a society broken by greed.
Pseudo facts? New London Assembly gets off to a rocky start
The new London Assembly has kicked off in much the same way as the last one, with bad-tempered exchanges and angry attacks on Boris Johnson.
Interview: Ken Livingstone
politics.co.uk spends a morning with London mayoral hopeful Ken Livingstone on the campaign trail.
Londoners more loyal to London than UK
Londoners are prouder of the city they live in than they are of Britain itself, a new poll has revealed.
Comment: Boris' jokes face a serious test
Boris' ability to make people laugh is a formidable, if unusual, political weapon. The way he wields it in next year's mayoral election will be a critical test.
Boris Johnson speech in full
Read Boris Johnson's speech to the Conservative party conference in full on politics.co.uk.
Ken compares Boris to London rioters
London mayor Boris Johnson's student past has been compared with the behaviour of rioters by Labour challenger Ken Livingstone.
Boris claims veto over Met commissioner job
London mayor Boris Johnson has reasserted his influence over the appointment of the next Metropolitan police commissioner in an evidence session with MPs.
Campaign heats up to ban EDL march
An English Defence League (EDL) march into the heart of London's multicultural community could be banned following a sustained campaign.
Deadline arrives for Met commissioner role
Londoners are close to finding out who will take over the Met during one of the most chaotic periods of its history.
Comment: UK riots - so what went wrong?
The rapid spread of civic unrest across London and the UK points to a problem which runs deep in our communities.
Comment: Britain might be broken, after all
We can expect politicians of all parties to avoid the real reasons behind the weekend's violence in London.
Police face questions over London riots
The failure to contain violence across London is putting the Metropolitan police under intense pressure, as it struggles to deal with rioting and disorder.
London left reeling after second night of violence
Britain is demanding answers after a second night of violence in London.
Met scrambles to investigate Tottenham violence
Metropolitan police officers have launched a major investigation into Saturday night's violence in Tottenham, with the arrest count now standing at 55.
Boris mulls 5p charge for plastic bags
Boris Johnson has called for a plastic bag ban across London to help combat waste and litter.
Boris demands tax 'signal'
London mayor Boris Johnson has called for the abolition of the 50p rate and a cut in national insurance, in an unusually direct confrontation with David Cameron.
Comment: Reagan statue shows Britain is America's fiefdom
The statue of Reagan is divisive, humiliating and a sign of the West's selective judgements on human rights.
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