Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Leader of the Labour group on the London Assembly Len Duvall says Boris Johnson should consider his position as chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority after the Mayor's admission that he and his political office have been in contact with arrested MP Damien Green. Labour group leader Len Duvall said: "It is astonishing that the Mayor, following a briefing from senior police officers,...
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
... him doing the same thing in the future on a bigger inquiry if he knows someone involved in it'” Len Duvall, the leader of the Labour group on the London Assembly and a former chair of the MPA, said that Mr Johnson should consider his position as chairman of the MPA. “It is astonishing that the mayor, following a briefing from senior police officers, has been speaking to a suspect under police...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... at the comments, which could be seized upon by defence lawyers in the event of a trial, they said. Len Duvall, a former police authority chairman, said Mr Johnson's admissions at a Greater London Assembly meeting, at City Hall, were "absolutely astonishing and inappropriate" and called for him to "reflect on his position". "We have seen Boris Johnson giving his views on this investigation,"...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
London Assembly Labour group leader Len Duvall said: "It is astonishing that the mayor, following a briefing from senior police officers, has been speaking to a suspect under police investigation.
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
The London mayor's admission that he phoned Damian Green after his arrest has left senior officers at Scotland Yard "dismayed", Labour GLA members 'astonished', and Sky's award winning crime correspondent, Martin Brunt, perplexed: "These are extraordinary statements for the chairman of the police authority to make," Brunt remarked. Labour's Len Duvall told Sky it was "astonishing and inappropriate"...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... influence of our operations or acted for political purposes. That is not what we do," he said. Len Duvall, a former police authority chairman, said Mr Johnson's admissions were "absolutely astonishing and inappropriate". He said: "It just is not right that someone, the chair of the police authority, when an ongoing police investigation takes place, that they are contacting a potential suspect."...
