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| Boris Johnson's 'dinner with Rupert Murdoch not declared' | Boris Johnson's 'dinner with Rupert Murdoch not declared' |
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| Boris Johnson's failure to declare he had dinner with Rupert Murdoch has sparked a call for an inquiry by the London Assembly Labour group. | Boris Johnson's failure to declare he had dinner with Rupert Murdoch has sparked a call for an inquiry by the London Assembly Labour group. |
| The group said it had discovered the mayor had "dropped into dinner" with the media tycoon on 24 January 2011. | The group said it had discovered the mayor had "dropped into dinner" with the media tycoon on 24 January 2011. |
| It took place three days after the Conservative Party's head of press, Andy Coulson, resigned. | It took place three days after the Conservative Party's head of press, Andy Coulson, resigned. |
| A spokeswoman from the mayor's office was unable to comment on the claims from Labour group leader, Len Duvall. | A spokeswoman from the mayor's office was unable to comment on the claims from Labour group leader, Len Duvall. |
| Mr Duvall has written to City Hall's monitoring officer to formally complain and request an investigation be launched into the mayor's conduct. | Mr Duvall has written to City Hall's monitoring officer to formally complain and request an investigation be launched into the mayor's conduct. |
| Details of the dinner emerged after a Freedom of Information request by the Political Scrapbook website. | Details of the dinner emerged after a Freedom of Information request by the Political Scrapbook website. |
| 'Jaw-droppingly arrogant' | 'Jaw-droppingly arrogant' |
| The response from the mayor's office, dated 15 June this year, states that on the 24 January 2011 the mayor "dropped into dinner with Rupert Murdoch and others". | The response from the mayor's office, dated 15 June this year, states that on the 24 January 2011 the mayor "dropped into dinner with Rupert Murdoch and others". |
| However, there have been no declarations in the mayor's register of interest and hospitality or the mayor's reports to the London Assembly. | However, there have been no declarations in the mayor's register of interest and hospitality or the mayor's reports to the London Assembly. |
| On 25 May, the mayor said all his meetings with News International had been declared. | On 25 May, the mayor said all his meetings with News International had been declared. |
| Mr Duvall said: "This is extremely serious. | Mr Duvall said: "This is extremely serious. |
| "For the mayor to not declare a meeting with Rupert Murdoch at the height of the phone-hacking crisis is truly scandalous. | "For the mayor to not declare a meeting with Rupert Murdoch at the height of the phone-hacking crisis is truly scandalous. |
| "To think he could 'drop into dinner' with Rupert Murdoch and not declare it is jaw-droppingly arrogant, especially at the height of the phone-hacking inquiry." | "To think he could 'drop into dinner' with Rupert Murdoch and not declare it is jaw-droppingly arrogant, especially at the height of the phone-hacking inquiry." |
| In April, BBC London learned that Mr Johnson had looked at securing commercial deals with News International at the same time the Metropolitan Police was investigating the company over phone hacking. | In April, BBC London learned that Mr Johnson had looked at securing commercial deals with News International at the same time the Metropolitan Police was investigating the company over phone hacking. |
| He has also defended comments made in 2010 when he described the phone hacking claims as "politically-motivated codswallop", saying he had "misunderstood the severity of the allegations". |