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Johnson adviser's lurid sexual past comes back to haunt him
By Nigel Morris, Home Affairs Correspondent
Friday, 4 July 2008 Independent
Johnson gives Ray Lewis his backing
is in crisis after he was forced to set up an independent inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment and financial irregularities against one of his deputies.
Tory turmoil as Mayor Boris Johnson is forced to axe the deputy who lied about his past
By Benedict Brogan
Last updated at 12:42 AM on 05th July 2008/ D.M.
The Tories suffered an embarrassing setback last night after Boris Johnson was forced to sack his deputy for lying about his past. Ray Lewis, a charismatic community leader, was dumped after what looked like a catastrophic misjudgment by the new
Mayor's aide: new sex claim
Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter……….10.07.08
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Disgraced former deputy mayor Ray Lewis is facing a new accusation of sexual misconduct, the Evening Standard can reveal.
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Scandal of LDA's missing millions
Katharine Barney, Evening
Standard16.07.08
Tens of millions
f pounds of public money were squandered by Ken Livingstone's development agency, a report says today.
"The board failed to ensure the LDA worked effectively. Instead it seemed to have adopted the notion that in many ways the LDA was there to serve as the Mayor's chequebook and that chequebook has been used to write some rather interesting pay-offs to people who have left the LDA.
Ms Wheatcroft also cited "unusual" spending when giving board member Yvonne Thompson her £17,000 salary for 15 months despite standing down.
Ms Thompson, who once accompanied Mr Jasper to New York on an LDA business trip, quit last year after allegations were made that the African Caribbean Business Network - of which she was president - received funding for projects which it did not deliver.
Another executive, Tony Winterbottom, got a year's sabbatical followed by a £75,000 pay-off and £160,000 into a pension fund and was then given another £20,000 job. The report also highlights:
• A £30,000 project to research London's weather trends in a bid to rival the Met Office.
• A £456,633 contract for street improvements which was not let competitively.
• A lack of checks on groups being awarded cash, with £36,900 given to the European Federation of Black Women Business Owners despite the company being dormant most of the time.
Ms Wheatcroft also cited "unusual" spending when giving board member Yvonne Thompson her £17,000 salary for 15 months despite standing down.
Ms Thompson, who once accompanied Mr Jasper to New York on an LDA business trip, quit last year after allegations were made that the African Caribbean Business Network - of which she was president - received funding for projects which it did not deliver.
Another executive, Tony Winterbottom, got a year's sabbatical followed by a £75,000 pay-off and £160,000 into a pension fund and was then given another £20,000 job. The report also highlights:
• A £30,000 project to research London's weather trends in a bid to rival the Met Office.
• A £456,633 contract for street improvements which was not let competitively.
• A lack of checks on groups being awarded cash, with £36,900 given to the European Federation of Black Women Business Owners despite the company being dormant most of the time.
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