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“Mayor must apologise for Emirates contract and ensure renegotiation is not discriminatory”

Boris Johnson has been forced to ask Transport for London to renegotiate its contract for the Emirates Cable Car after it was revealed it was in breach of domestic UK and European laws. Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore is now demanding an apology from the Mayor for allowing this contract to dictate foreign policy as well as assurances that […]

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Cable Car: “TfL haven’t read their own contract”

Transport for London has refused to admit today that the contract they signed with Emirates for sponsorship of the cable car allows the boycotting of Israeli companies in the operation or monitoring of the performance of the cable car. TfL’s Head of the Emirates Air Line has said: “It is to be expected that a sponsorship contract would include a […]

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Dismore demands answers from Mayor Johnson over Emirates sponsorship deal

Andrew Dismore Labour Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, has today written to Mayor Boris Johnson, over the Emirates cable car sponsorship deal, And in particular the discriminatory terms which exclude any involvement of Israeli companies, businesses or nationals from the cable car operation. Mr Dismore said: “How on earth did Boris Johnson approve a contract like this? It is […]

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Mayor Johnson’s own official numbers disprove his spin: police officer numbers down dramatically in Barnet

Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for  Barnet  and Camden has today published figures he has just received in  response to questions to Mayor Johnson (see below). Mr Dismore said: “The Mayor   keeps changing the date from which he calculates the figures to try to present his police cuts in the best light he thinks he can get away with. […]

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