Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 2 weeks ago

Boris Johnson under pressure to reinstate regular press conferences

Boris Johnson on 3 November 2009.

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, is facing pressure to "reinstate" routine press conferences to enable him to be held to account amid claims that he is ducking such events to avoid making gaffes. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

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  1. He's like Macavity the cat [the TS Eliot character], the mayor desperate to be seen except when the difficult issues arise ... He picks and chooses who he will face questions from and how and when he wants to answer them. His decision to scrap regular open press conferences merely betrays someone who is...
    – John Biggs SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 weeks ago
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  2. National Health Service National Health Service
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