:00:00. > :00:00.comment on the latest video from Islamic State. Now though, time for
:00:00. > :00:12.the news He's already spent more than ?5
:00:13. > :00:21.million of London taxpayers' money on it, and today the Airports
:00:22. > :00:25.Commission rejected his proposal But Boris Johnson is still vowing to
:00:26. > :00:31.fight on with his 'pet project'. The multi`billion`pound plan was
:00:32. > :00:33.dismissed on cost Our political correspondent,
:00:34. > :00:38.Karl Mercer, For the mayor and his aviation
:00:39. > :00:44.advisor, the talking goes on. The big sell continues for an
:00:45. > :00:47.airport scheme seemingly consigned to history by a Government`appointed
:00:48. > :00:57.group of experts. Game over for the estuary ahrport...
:00:58. > :01:00.On a day of interviews we took our turn to quiz the mayor who blames
:01:01. > :01:03.civil servants in Whitehall for the demise of the scheme, saying they
:01:04. > :01:08.always supported expansion `t Heathrow. There's a complete
:01:09. > :01:12.Heathrow. There's a completd abdication of political
:01:13. > :01:14.responsibility. In City Hall we are trying to produce a valid, bold,
:01:15. > :01:16.trying to produce a valid, bold original, long`term solution which
:01:17. > :01:18.deals with most of the issues original, long`term solution which
:01:19. > :01:18.deals with most of the issuds and deals with most of the issuds and
:01:19. > :01:19.delivers jobs, regeneration. It's deals with most of the issues and
:01:20. > :01:21.delivers jobs, regeneration. It s a delivers jobs, regeneration. It's a
:01:22. > :01:24.brilliant and beautiful ide`. It delivers nothing because it's not
:01:25. > :01:28.going to happen. It would deliver those things. What we haven't heard
:01:29. > :01:34.is from anybody passionatelx is from anybody passionatelx
:01:35. > :01:38.advocating another option. The Prime Minister for example. It's time `
:01:39. > :01:40.what we need to hear is what the other solution should be. Wd
:01:41. > :01:40.what we need to hear is what the other solution should be. We want
:01:41. > :01:43.other solution should be. Wd want the politicians to make a decision
:01:44. > :01:46.as soon as Business leaders possible. In London today agreed on
:01:47. > :01:50.the need for a solution, but not necessarily with the mayor's attack
:01:51. > :01:57.on the airport commission. We need the extra capacity now. Tomorrow
:01:58. > :02:02.wouldn't be a day too soon. So, I'm pleased that the focus is on what is
:02:03. > :02:06.doable in a realistic time My competitors frame. In Holland an
:02:07. > :02:08.Germany have better access to some aspects of the Chinese markdt
:02:09. > :02:08.Germany have better access to some aspects of the Chinese market than I
:02:09. > :02:11.aspects of the Chinese markdt than I have. It's getting worse. Despite
:02:12. > :02:12.have. It's getting worse. Ddspite his media offensive this morning,
:02:13. > :02:16.the mayor is facing more criticism the mayor is facing more criticism
:02:17. > :02:18.from his City Hall opponents, pushing his plan has cost London's
:02:19. > :02:22.taxpayers more than ?5 millhon. The taxpayers more than ?5 million. The
:02:23. > :02:29.problem here is that Boris Johnson didn't look at any of the evidence
:02:30. > :02:32.or research before he spent so much public money pushing the proposal.
:02:33. > :02:37.It was never going to work. It's reported that the Lib Dems will
:02:38. > :02:41.tomorrow rule out airport growth. We've argued against expanding
:02:42. > :02:47.airport capacity in the south`east. We think that environmentally we
:02:48. > :02:49.need to restrain airport growth and air travel growth for climate change
:02:50. > :02:54.reasons. Boris Johnson was in reasons. Boris Johnson was hn
:02:55. > :02:58.Swindon this afternoon campaigning Swindon this afternoon camp`igning
:02:59. > :03:04.with local Conservative MPs. He may soon be one himself, of course, in
:03:05. > :03:06.Uxbridge, right next to Heathrow. For now though, his cable car across
:03:07. > :03:08.For now though, his cable c`r across the river in East London, known as
:03:09. > :03:10.the Emirates airline, may bd the river in East London, known as
:03:11. > :03:15.the Emirates airline, may be as close as he gets to a new ahrport in
:03:16. > :03:16.the Thames. Boris Johnson sounding confhdent
:03:17. > :03:22.Boris Johnson sounding confident there. What are the chances of his
:03:23. > :03:25.estuary airport plans being revived? Let's face facts. It's been obvious
:03:26. > :03:28.today that his option of the estuary airport is very much at the back of
:03:29. > :03:30.the queue. It's very unlikely to happen in the short`term. We have
:03:31. > :03:38.happen in the short`term. Wd have these other options on the table,
:03:39. > :03:40.for growing runways at Heathrow and one for Gatwick. The money hs on the
:03:41. > :03:45.one for Gatwick. The money is on the Gatwick option. The mayor isn't
:03:46. > :03:47.giving it up. He's come out fighting today. But make no mistake about it,
:03:48. > :03:48.today. But make no mistake `bout it, today has been an embarrassment
:03:49. > :03:51.today. But make no mistake about it, today has been an embarrasslent for
:03:52. > :03:53.the mayor. This was a project, a big vanity project have called ht,
:03:54. > :03:56.the mayor. This was a project, a big vanity project have called it, they
:03:57. > :04:01.stuck `` he stuck his neck on and it's been royally chopped off. Sir
:04:02. > :04:04.Howard Davis said it could be reckless to go ahead with this.
:04:05. > :04:07.Boris Johnson could become an MP in Boris Johnson could become an MP in
:04:08. > :04:08.the next couple of years. It's possible if the Conservatives
:04:09. > :04:08.the next couple of years. It's possible if the Conservativds win
:04:09. > :04:13.possible if the Conservatives win the next election he will move into
:04:14. > :04:19.a Cabinet position. He will revive this plan and try to push for that.
:04:20. > :04:21.Because the bottom line is `viation policy toxic, expanding is very hard
:04:22. > :04:30.to do. Thank you.
:04:31. > :04:33.The Metropolitan Police has been told it should review all
:04:34. > :04:35.discrimination cases mounted against the force since 2008.
:04:36. > :04:37.It comes after an employment tribunal awarded a firearms officer
:04:38. > :04:40.nearly ?40,000 for racial and sexual discrimination by a senior officer.
:04:41. > :04:46.PC Carol Howard firearms officer in the Diplomatic Protection Group and
:04:47. > :04:50.poster girl for the Met polhce poster girl for the Met polhce
:04:51. > :04:53.during the Olympics. But earlier this year PC Howard brought a claim
:04:54. > :04:59.of discrimination against the force, claiming she was victimised because
:05:00. > :05:01.of her gender and race. In July an employment tribunal agreed finding
:05:02. > :05:05.that Miss Howard had been t`rgeted that Miss Howard had been t`rgeted
:05:06. > :05:07.for almost a year by acting inspector Dave Kelly, whose
:05:08. > :05:11.management style was overbearing, management style was overbe`ring,
:05:12. > :05:12.intrucive and unreasonable and who discredited and belittled hdr.
:05:13. > :05:18.discredited and belittled her. Today, she was awarded more tan
:05:19. > :05:23.?37,000 in compensation with judges heavily criticising the way the Met
:05:24. > :05:27.police handled her grievancds. It's so disappointing that we are still
:05:28. > :05:29.discovering that the Metropolitan Police aren't taking these issues
:05:30. > :05:33.Police aren't taking these hssues very seriously. They haven't
:05:34. > :05:37.apologised. They haven't accepted what the tribunal has found. They
:05:38. > :05:41.tried to explain it away by saying it was just one officer who was
:05:42. > :05:43.doing this. In fact, there was a clear policy in place to prdvent
:05:44. > :05:44.clear policy in place to prevent findings of discrimination being In
:05:45. > :05:48.fact, made. The tribunal found the fact, made. The tribunal fotnd the
:05:49. > :05:52.Met had a practice of delethng references to discrimination during
:05:53. > :05:56.internal investigations and recommended an independent review
:05:57. > :06:00.into its practices. It all comes as no surprise to those who monitor the
:06:01. > :06:04.conduct of the force towards its employees. This is not the first
:06:05. > :06:09.time that the Met have been found wanting around issues of diversity.
:06:10. > :06:14.So, for me, the recommendations given by the tribunal don't go far
:06:15. > :06:15.enough. The Met has released a statement this afternoon saying that
:06:16. > :06:19.statement this afternoon saxing that as part of the independent review
:06:20. > :06:22.into its fairness policy, it will now look back at previous c`ses of
:06:23. > :06:27.now look back at previous cases of discrimination within the force.
:06:28. > :06:28.That means it could face more legal action from officers who've been
:06:29. > :06:36.discriminated against in the past. I discriminated against in thd past. I
:06:37. > :06:38.wish you a very good night and hand wish you a very good night `nd hand
:06:39. > :06:44.you over to Wendy for the weather. you over to Wendy for the weather.
:06:45. > :06:48.We've enjoyed some sunshine and a bit more of that tomorrow.
:06:49. > :06:53.It stays mainly dry through the next few days as well. There are clear
:06:54. > :06:58.skies at the moment. We will see cloud drifting in. Mist and fog is
:06:59. > :07:02.mixed in with that. Temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees. We could
:07:03. > :07:04.have visibility problems first thing tomorrow. But they should be short
:07:05. > :07:06.lived and isolated. Sunshind tomorrow. But they should bd short
:07:07. > :07:06.lived and isolated. Sunshine breaks lived and isolated. Sunshine breaks
:07:07. > :07:10.through during the morning `nd then through during the morning and then
:07:11. > :07:12.more especially into the late afternoon and evening. A brdeze
:07:13. > :07:16.afternoon and evening. A breeze blowing from the east. Dartford to
:07:17. > :07:25.around 20 degrees, 22, 23 ftrther west. We will have highs of maybe
:07:26. > :07:27.24, 25 in Central London. On the outlook, settled conditions.
:07:28. > :07:28.Generally it's more cloudy as we Generally it's more cloudy `s we
:07:29. > :07:39.start the weekend. Good evening. Thankfully over the
:07:40. > :07:40.next few days