Today's Standard carried a number of disturbing allegations about grant funding in Livingstone's administration. Local television is picking the story up and running with it. Boris has issued the following statement:
If these reports are true, huge sums of money have not been getting through to community groups who need and deserve support. That is a scandal.
There will be volunteers across London who will be appalled to learn that all this money has been wasted or simply trousered - when it could have been used to give life changing opportunities to kids across the city.
We need to know urgently what the Mayor knew and when and what action he proposes to take. Londoners are paying more and more for the current Labour Mayor - and yet he seems determined to treat the taxpayer with contempt.
Today I have written to the Mayor to demand answers on this issue. I am still waiting for the Mayor to explain what he knew about the serious allegations of fraud in the Metropolitan Police expense accounts.
Livingstone's in tray is filling up...
To be fair, the Mayor's response to the Standard story is here:
www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=14798
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The last time Andrew Gilligan was accused of lying (and lost his job for it), it later transpired that he was correct - remember the dodgy dossiers?
Can you imagine that the Standard's lawyers would have allowed Gilligan's findings to be published if they weren't damned sure of his case should there be legal action? Don't think so.
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