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.
A recent Guardian quiz on Boris Johnson attracted over 70,000 responses. The respondents were not representative of Guardian readers or the public. Read
Europe
Boris Johnson claimed that EU regulation required kipper sellers to pack kippers in ice. This is not an EU regulation – it is UK regulation. Read
Scandalous quotes about Scotland attributed to Boris Johnson were actually from a parody article. Read
Europe
Boris Johnson’s claim during the Conservative leadership debate about Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade needs some context. Read
Crime
While Boris Johnson was London’s mayor, the homicide rate fell from 21 to 13 per million people. The overall police recorded crime rate fell 23%. Read
In a speech at the London Policy Conference today, Ken Livingstone set out his solution to the 'London housing challenge', quoting falling housebuilding as a factor in rising housing costs. But do the statistics he uses back up his case? Read
Following the recent riots, London Mayor Boris Johnson has claimed that he has increased the number of police officers in the capital. Former Mayor Ken Livingstone has insisted his successor is "ramming through" police cuts - What do the figures show? Read
In the wake of a number of high-profile teen stabbings, the Mayor of London faced some tough questions on his crime policy at yesterday's Mayor's Question Time. But does his claim that youth crime in the capital is falling check out? Read
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