• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

So to be clear then, Mr Mayor, as far as you are concerned Lee Jasper resigned because of the so-called salacious emails and nothing else?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

There are other qualified lawyers in this building. She happens to be someone who, by the nature of her job, has worked closely with Mr Jasper and also - because policy directors, your political appointees in other words, have to be identified with your policies - is closely identified with you. Why not ask the Chief Executive, the impartial Head of Paid Service, to make the search and employ such legal advice as he thinks appropriate?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

We did and we did not get an answer and so I am asking you, Mr Mayor.

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

So you did know about all these undeclared interests; is that what you are telling us?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

Finally from me, Mr Mayor, when Lee Jasper went to the United States in June last year, who paid for the predominant elements of his journey?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

Mr Livingstone, last December your defence when we started questioning the projects which have now been examined by the District Auditor, the London Development Agency (LDA) and indeed the police, was that we were all racist. By January/February of this year our motivation was that it was a political smear. I wonder which of those two now pertain. You also said in December that there is a full audit trail and every penny can be accounted for. Given the events of this week when people have been arrested on money laundering charges, I wonder if you wanted to review or...

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

You have chosen one of your own to choose the independent so-called lawyer.

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

I think Londoners will welcome progress with the sad story of Metronet and progress with fixing the tube. I am also very interested in your announcement about nationalising - or maybe we should call it Londonising - the Croydon tram. I wonder whether that gives you greater clarity on the right relationship between private and public bodies in delivering these major projects; the two things together?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

I am more than happy for you to continue misquoting me because the misquote is far worse than the original so you can tell the people of London as often as you like that there is corruption lapping at your door because I have never said it but I am more than happy for you to say it. Mr Mayor, you have not answered my question.

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

As far as you are concerned you are the Mayor, you are the directly elected Chief Executive and you are responsible, ultimately, for the probity of the organisation. The buck stops with you. One of your closest associates, a man you have worked with for 20-odd years and a man you trust with your life unfortunately breaches the Code of Conduct. That is not a matter for you to make sure that everything was properly recorded and documented to go to the Monitoring Officer; to protect yourself? You did not even do that?