Boris Johnson's indignant inquiry into allegations against Deputy Mayor of London Ray Lewis is to be dropped... because Mr Lewis has resigned. Though it is possible for the inquiry to proceed without Mr Lewis in position, the Mayor's office has deemed it an unwise way to spend taxpayers' money and the investigation will not start tomorrow as scheduled. The defensive nature of the press conference last week during which Mr Johnson stood side by......

In a live broadcast press conference, Boris Johnson has announced an independent inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct against Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis. The press conference is unfolding with Ray Lewis himself present, and many of the questions directed to him concern his dismissal from the church. He is saying he is unaware of any dismissal. Mr Johnson has mentioned that he will not suspend Mr Lewis from his role as Deputy Mayor for......

"It’s very easy to forget about the mayor. No, not that mayor: hey, not a day goes by without us mentioning the Mayor of London or his latest dictum. We mean the other mayor: the one in the pantomimes, the Lord Mayor. If you’re anything like us, you get him out of your mental closets once a year for the Lord Mayor’s Show and its surrounding pageantry, and then you kind of file him again......

Word reaches Londonist that Boris Johnson's mayoral campaign is facing a foe more taxing than Ken Livingstone could ever hope to be: tardiness. A number of Bozzaphiles were up bright and early Thursday morning at an undisclosed location, ready to leaflet the good burghers of London. However, the "operation" was called off at the last moment when the Henley member's representative canceled. The reason? He was still in bed. The eager leafleters were left......

A quick poll amongst the people milling beneath the Londonist penthouse reveals that, while mayoral candidate Boris Johnson may have the jet-pack of publicity strapped to his back, folk are less sure about his policies. The Henley MP is trying to rectify that. In addition to his Back Boris website, and promise to resurrect the Routemaster, Boris is now bringing out the big guns, with a vow to scrap the western congestion charge zone.......

The Mayoral race has been quiet recently. Londonist suspects that it is the calm before the shitstorm. According to a recent poll, Boris is only one point behind Ken. A sign that campaigning is going to start making a dent on the Winehouse news in the London Lite is that Boris, from the blue corner, has launched a new Back Boris website. The photo gallery shows us that recently the campaign trail has taken......