Latest news, fact checks, commentary and analysis about Boris Johnson, the former UK Prime Minister, leader of the Conservative Party and MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
Dear Boris,Congratulations on your recent re-election as Mayor of London.During Mayoral questions on 23 March last year, you told the London Assembly that "public trust in statistics is critically important … Read
Last month Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson released a Progress Report in which he listed promises made in his 2008 Manifesto, claiming that 91 per cent had been successfully delivered. Ken Livingstone thinks not. Whose analysis shows the most promise? Read
With barely a week to go until Londoners choose their next Mayor, Full Fact investigates recent claims by the current Mayor in one of the most pointed debates of the campaign. Read
One of the hottest issues in the 2012 London Mayoral Election has been crime. However the Conservative and Labour candidates have continually exchanged contradictory claims about trends in the capital Read
London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones claims that cyclists are not safe in Boris's hands, saying the proportion of casualties per cycle trip has worsened since he came to power. But has the Green Party's candidate got the London Mayor in a spin? Read
Tensions reportedly ran high at the LBC radio Mayoral hustings this week. But who got their facts straight when talking about police numbers? Read
The Mayor claims that by freezing - and then cutting - council tax over the past four years, he has put £445 back in Londoners' pockets. How does his claim add up? Read
London Mayor Boris yesterday caused a stir by calling the head of the UK Statistics Authority a "Labour Stooge".As we said at the time, this slur was both misplaced and … Read
Today at Mayor's Question Time, Boris Johnson was asked by Joanne McCartney MLA:"Given that there has been been misuse of the figures, given that you have been called into question … Read
Update: The UK Statistics Authority Chairman has now written to the Home Affairs Select Committee about the Mayor's figures. See the update below this piece.Update 2: Chairman of the Home … Read
