Children in care face postcode lottery

Children in care face a postcode lottery in finding adoptive parents in South West London, according to a Department of Education scorecard report out today. Both Merton and Kensington & Chelsea came joint third worst in the country with only 5% of children leaving care finding adoptive parents. Only Solihull in the West Midlands and […]

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Mayor Johnson faces hostile Assembly

BORIS Johnson vowed to fight for a good deal for Londoners after securing his re-election as the capital’s mayor – but he’s also in for a fight with his colleagues in the London Assembly. Every year the mayor’s biggest battle is to gain approval for his budget, with the constitution of the assembly allowing two-thirds […]

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Boris Johnson re-elected London mayor

BORIS Johnson defied the national trend to secure re-election as London mayor – but the Conservatives suffered losses in the race for Assembly seats. Johnson will now lead the city into this summer’s London 2012 Olympics and has vowed to serve a full four-year term despite speculation linking him to a future run as Conservative […]

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