Mayor's press releases

Mayor launches new land database to spur housing development
5 March 2013

The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has launched a new database detailing Greater London Authority (GLA) land assets as he continues to push for greater amounts of public land to be released for development...

Mayor approves £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant and Castle
4 March 2013

The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has approved plans for the £1.5bn transformation of the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, helping to unlock the economic potential of this strategically important...

Mayor announces ‘Smart London’ board to realise London’s ambition as a global tech leader
4 March 2013

The Mayor of London has announced a top line-up of experts including leading academics, businesses and entrepreneurs to develop a ‘Smart London’ vision that puts technological innovation...

Mayor champions manufacturing in London with visit to growing East End clothes factory
26 February 2013

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has hailed the huge opportunities for manufacturing in the capital during a visit to a small, independent clothes factory in Whitechapel.

Whilst...

Mayor’s budget delivers savings for Londoners
25 February 2013

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has once again delivered value for money for Londoners, by reducing his share of the council tax with his fifth annual budget. The budget, which today was...

‬Mayor calls for planning exemption to protect London’s key business districts
22 February 2013

The Mayor Boris Johnson is bidding to preserve London’s key business districts and exempt them from proposals to allow offices to be turned into homes without planning permission.

Mayor launches £20,000 competition
21 February 2013

The Mayor is challenging the capital's students to come up with new and innovative ideas to cut carbon emissions.

Mayor unveils first stage of £100m homes boost for working Londoners
15 February 2013

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today unveiled the first phase of a huge £100m housing boost for working Londoners, supporting thousands of jobs in the capital’s construction industry.

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Mayor announces air quality game changer
13 February 2013

The Mayor of London has announced his intention to create the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London.

'Back capital’s booming science and tech sector', Mayor tells UK investors
12 February 2013

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson today encouraged investors to back London’s science and tech sectors to ensure that the latest innovations and ideas are not snapped up by our overseas...

Mayor announces £24m fund to boost excellence in London schools
11 February 2013

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson today announced details of a new £24 million fund to help drive up standards in schools, as part of his mission to ensure young Londoners have access to the...

Mayor announces world-class team to develop hub airport plans
11 February 2013

The Mayor of London has appointed a world-class team of experts to help develop plans for a multi runway hub airport in the southeast.

Today (11 February) the Mayor will also give oral...

Chinese New Year celebration for Year of the Snake
8 February 2013

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is backing this Sunday's Chinese New Year celebrations, which will see large crowds heading to central London to welcome the Year of the Snake. The largest...

Prudential to sponsor Mayor's RideLondon festival of cycling
7 February 2013

UK's largest festival of cycling marks first anniversary of 2012 Games gold rush

Routes for Prudential...

Twenty four hours to comment on key tests that a mega hub airport must pass
7 February 2013

Only twenty-four hours remain for Londoners to comment on draft criteria that the Mayor believes would provide the fairest possible evaluation of the increasing number of plans proposed to solve...

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